How to win a debate, Presidential or otherwise
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advisors">advisors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aides">aides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="debates">debates</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> -- <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>?</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wake">Wake</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span>-<span word="Salem">Salem</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>. <span word="Allan">Allan</span> <span word="Louden">Louden</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span>. <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Jarrod">Jarrod</span> <span word="Atchison">Atchison</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p><p><span word="JARROD">JARROD</span> <span word="ATCHISON">ATCHISON</span>: "<span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="argumentation">argumentation</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="persuasive">persuasive</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>."</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> -- <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> -- <span word="can">can</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Atchison">Atchison</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>, "<span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basics">basics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>."</p><p><span word="Third">Third</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="debaters">debaters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deploying">deploying</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="argumentation">argumentation</span>." <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p>
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