How Presidential Debates Became Unwatchable. A Nonpartisan Analysis
How Presidential Debates Became Unwatchable. A Nonpartisan Analysis
Off-topic, crude, loud. Debates should be the pinnacle of national dialogue but they've devolved into shouting matches. Here's why.
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If the debate were actually a debate, I would consider watching them.
The intelligence squared series is a great example of what a debate could be. I'm utterly disinterested in what talking heads have to say about who won or lost. I want an actual score at the end.
this version of debates is actually reality tv
I mean, debates aren't just like, whatever we pretend them to be.
They are like, an actual, structured, formatted, moderated thing. There are definitions that are meaningful to these words.
For example: https://opentodebate.org/what-is-the-oxford-style-debate-format/
You poll the audience before the debate begins on the reaction to the thesis. You poll them afterwords. Whichever team changed more minds is the winner.