The Trump effect
– DEBATE TRICKS – Why not write about Trump? Everybody writes about President Trump. Especially Trump.
Mastering the debate game
– DEBATE TRICKERY -The Rhetoric Referee offers a list of debate tricks and traps just in time for the Democratic debates.
Heads I Win, Tails I Win
– DEBATE TRICKS -This is an example of a false choice. It assumes there are only two possible outcomes — in this case, either don’t release the report or release the report in its entirety.
The Curious Kavanaugh Case
– DEBATE TRICKS – The public doesn’t get excited over judicial philosophy. It does get excited over partisanship, and much more so over sex. Sex is, well, sexy.
The Straw Man
– DEBATE TRICKS – American political discussions violate many rules of logic and debate. One of the most outrageous, easiest to spot, and hardest to parry is the Straw Man argument.