Non-debate 'debates'
by Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency
Sep 17, 2019
2 minutes
By definition, what 14 million viewers watched on TV last Thursday night was not a debate -- not even close.
Here's how dictionary.com defines "debate": "A discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints ... a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers."
The goal in a real debate is to arrive at a conclusion
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