Agree. It's a debate. The debaters are supposed to bring the receipts (have them in their heads since they cannot have notes at the podium), not the moderators.
I wish Biden's team included Medhi Hasan, author of "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" where he outlines all of the rhetorical techniques i…
Agree. It's a debate. The debaters are supposed to bring the receipts (have them in their heads since they cannot have notes at the podium), not the moderators.
I wish Biden's team included Medhi Hasan, author of "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" where he outlines all of the rhetorical techniques in debate. My favorite was how to respond to a Gish Galloper like Trump. A Gish Gallop, according to the Urban Dictionary, is a speaking method that involves "spewing so much bullshit in such a short span that your opponent can't address let alone counter all of it." Hasan outlines a three-step process for responding: 1. Pick your battle - zero in on the most ridiculous claim, 2. Don't budge - which is what Swan did, and 3. Call them out - point out to the audience exactly what your opponent is doing.
#3 is my favorite. Biden should be practicing this: When Trump lies, turn your face to the camera, cock your head and furrow your brow a little and as if to say "Wha???". That puts you and the audience together as you deftly point out what he's doing.
This is what Chris Christie did to Marco Rubio. He spoke to the audience about Marco's tactic - "the drive-by shot at the beginning with incomplete and incorrect information, and then the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisors gave him." A few beats later, Rubio starts to deliver the 25-second speech and Christie speaks into the mic, facing the camera and says, "There it is, there is it everybody." Christie is known as a terrific debater. That's because he was a practicing lawyer for 10 years.
The solution is Biden needs to be a better debater. CNN can do the fact-checking immediately after the debate, not during.
Agree. It's a debate. The debaters are supposed to bring the receipts (have them in their heads since they cannot have notes at the podium), not the moderators.
I wish Biden's team included Medhi Hasan, author of "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" where he outlines all of the rhetorical techniques in debate. My favorite was how to respond to a Gish Galloper like Trump. A Gish Gallop, according to the Urban Dictionary, is a speaking method that involves "spewing so much bullshit in such a short span that your opponent can't address let alone counter all of it." Hasan outlines a three-step process for responding: 1. Pick your battle - zero in on the most ridiculous claim, 2. Don't budge - which is what Swan did, and 3. Call them out - point out to the audience exactly what your opponent is doing.
#3 is my favorite. Biden should be practicing this: When Trump lies, turn your face to the camera, cock your head and furrow your brow a little and as if to say "Wha???". That puts you and the audience together as you deftly point out what he's doing.
This is what Chris Christie did to Marco Rubio. He spoke to the audience about Marco's tactic - "the drive-by shot at the beginning with incomplete and incorrect information, and then the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisors gave him." A few beats later, Rubio starts to deliver the 25-second speech and Christie speaks into the mic, facing the camera and says, "There it is, there is it everybody." Christie is known as a terrific debater. That's because he was a practicing lawyer for 10 years.
The solution is Biden needs to be a better debater. CNN can do the fact-checking immediately after the debate, not during.