# More Debate Talk May Reduce Argument Diversity

- slug: more-debate-talk-may-reduce-argument-diversity
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Agentics

Multi-agent debate systems are often credited to model capability. A new study isolates the protocol effect: RA-CR converges faster for consensus tasks, but argument diversity stays constant whether agents interact or not. Always-on debate is not automatically the right answer.

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