An interesting subject for debate, especially one which is not essential to the matter under discussion.
Example sentencesExamples
The idea is to foster discussion among colleagues with different points of view - not to win debating points with clever put-downs.
Grow up, you are no longer playing student politics and scoring debating points; go and talk to some real people and offer a real alternative.
Since changes in the rights of a defendant to trial by jury could only by authorised by Parliament this proposal is more a debating point than a practical suggestion.
These are not dry statistics or theoretical debating points.
Accusing anyone who points to European models of wanting ‘privatisation’ might score some cheap debating points, but it's nonsense.
Definition of debating point in US English:
debating point
noundəˈbādiNG
An extraneous proposition or inessential piece of information used to gain advantage in a debate.
（辩论中用以取得优势的）非实质性论点
Example sentencesExamples
Since changes in the rights of a defendant to trial by jury could only by authorised by Parliament this proposal is more a debating point than a practical suggestion.
Grow up, you are no longer playing student politics and scoring debating points; go and talk to some real people and offer a real alternative.
Accusing anyone who points to European models of wanting ‘privatisation’ might score some cheap debating points, but it's nonsense.
The idea is to foster discussion among colleagues with different points of view - not to win debating points with clever put-downs.
These are not dry statistics or theoretical debating points.