The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable/intense/lively 'debate' among scholars for many years.
She was on the 'debating team' [=a group that competes against other teams in formal debates] at school.
Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly 'debated' among economists.
(..) No, not my Will. He's not like that. - He wouldn't do that. - Well, you never know. I mean, my mom thought I was on the debate team, when really I was just screwing Chrissy Carpenter in the back of my dad's Oldsmobile, so... Look, he's not like you, Hopper. He's not like me. (..)2016 TvShow: Stranger Things Title: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Season: 1 Episode 1