J.D. Vance and Tim Walz faced off Tuesday in what is likely the final debate of the 2024 presidential election. It was surprisingly substantive and civil, but how do we judge a candidate’s performance?
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Ronald Stevenson, a professor of forensic debate at Wayne State University, says there are two main factors that determine a person’s behavior.
“There’s content, and then there’s style, and I think depending on how you balance the two, individuals are ultimately going to come down and have different opinions on the outcome of a particular argument.” he said.
Mr Stevenson and political strategist Dennis d’Arnoy joined Created Equal on Thursday to discuss how to win in formal debates and whether political debates should be judged in the same way.
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Ronald Stevenson is a senior lecturer and discussion director at Wayne State University. Dennis d’Arnoy is the founder of Denser Consulting, a local political consulting firm that tracks voter data.
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