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For or Against

They come to argue about everybody else's relationships. By the end, they're explaining their own.

A couple debates issues against each other, but neither knows beforehand which side they will be forced to defend. As the programme develops, apparently theoretical arguments begin exposing things about the couple themselves.

One host + one real couple + one neutral guest/wildcardApproximately 45–60 minutes

The format

Recurring segments

01

Draw Your Side

The couple randomly draws FOR or AGAINST and must defend that position regardless of what they genuinely believe.

02

Make Me Believe It

Arguments move into relationships, money, family, sex, parenting, friendships, culture and everyday life. The host challenges weak arguments and introduces uncomfortable follow-up scenarios.

03

The Wildcard

The neutral guest challenges both sides and introduces arguments or perspectives neither partner may have considered.

04

What Would You Do?

Theoretical discussion becomes a scenario involving the couple themselves. Each partner answers before hearing the other's response.

05

The Test

Before the programme, the partners separately answer questions, make choices or take part in situations. Their recorded responses are revealed in the studio to test whether what they said during the debate matches what they actually did.

06

Explain That

The host selects the most significant contradiction, surprise or revelation and gives the person involved an opportunity to explain before their partner responds.

07

One Last Argument

One final unseen proposition is revealed and the couple draws sides again, now with everything discovered during the programme hanging over the debate.

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