nlite [enlight] is an online platform designed to shed light on controversial topics by identifying the top arguments for all sides. Getting started with the platform is straightforward. To start investigating a controversial topic, click New Topic in the top navigation bar. You will then be asked to enter a title and a short description for the topic. Initially, you can stick to the default values for all other inputs.

Once the topic page is created, users can add viewpoints to it. Typically, the person who creates the topic adds at least two viewpoints. In the next step, they need to share the URL of the page with their audience—such as a group of friends, their organization, the general public, etc.

The audience can then submit arguments for the listed viewpoints by clicking the Submit Argument button below it (See the figure below). Submitted arguments will appear as yellow boxes under the respective viewpoint. The color yellow represents the goal of arguments: to enlighten society.

The platform also allows users to submit counters for existing arguments using the Submit Counter button below each argument (See the figure below). Submitted counters will be displayed as green boxes below the respective argument. The color green reflects a friendly and good-faith attempt to highlight a point that the argument submitter might have overlooked.

The platform utilizes user feedback to rank arguments submitted for each viewpoint, as well as counters submitted to each argument. The user feedback is provided through Evaluate Arguments and Evaluate Counters buttons under each viewpoint and argument.

At any time, the topic page displays a ranked list of the top arguments for each viewpoint, based on the latest feedback. It also shows the single top counter identified for each argument. The complete list of counters to each argument is available on that argument's dedicated page.

The elements described here are illustrated in the sample page below. For more details on how the platform operates, click here.