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1. Presidential
Debates
Caitlin Corrigan

2. {WHAT ?}
Is
it

3. {PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE} Is an American tradition in which
presidential candidates debate.
A formal discussion on a particular topic
{DEBATE {
in which there are opposing arguments.

4. Debates are not constitutionally mandated but they have become a
U.S. Tradition beginning in 1960 with the first televised debate between
J o h n F . K e n n e d y & R i c h a r d N i x o n .
{IN FACT} The first debate had 66 million viewers, at the time
the countries population was a mere 179 million.

5. Debates are aimed to sway undecided voters, those
that don’t associate themselves with one particular party.

6. Topical
{TOPICS}
Of Debate

7. {THE ECONOMY}

8. {GLOBAL WARMING}

9. {HEALTHCARE}

10. {MILITARY}

11. {WH0 }
Uses
It?

13. {CURRENTLY} Barack Obama & Mit Romney, the presumptive Republican
candidate, will begin the presidential debates this October.
{ http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/clip/1402846}

14. { }
SO???
WHAT

15. TRUTH IS
{Presidential debates effect every one }

17. DEBATE, under the discipline of RHETORIC, was one of the
FIRST concepts examined in the study of communications

18. {SO}
If you study communications then you study debate
{&}
Presidential debates are a microcosm of debate and the tradition rhetoric

19. CRITI
CISM

20. Since its origins the study of debate has been argued. in its beginnings rhetoric was
questioned heavily as an art. It soon became clear that two view points stood out.
{PLATO VS. ARISTOTLE}

21. {PLATO} Viewed rhetoric as a medium
to distort the truth.

22. He thought of rhetoric as a means to
convince others through language tricks.

23. {ARISTOTLE}
In contrast, while building on Plato’s theory, viewed rhetoric as
a means to seek the truth. He thought that truth can be achieved
by arguing both sides and persuasion establishes probability

24. {PLATO}…
Much like

25. Modern day critics of presidential debate
Worry that debates will
fall prey to
corruption and will
no longer fulfill
its purpose, to
inform the
public about the
candidates view points
and ensure they cast
an educated vote

26. {WHAT ?}
EL
SE

27. {It is important to be able to recognize media bias
its role in presidential debate coverage}

28. In a 2004 study researchers found that in the 24 hours after a presidential
debate most news stations skewed the footage or analyzed the debate in
away that favored one candidate or cast a negative light on one candidate.

29. Bias coverage of presidential debates minimize its
e f f e c t i v e n e s s
and dilute the information presented by the
c a n d i d a t e s

30. {CITED SOURCES}
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