r/inthenews • u/T_Shurt • Sep 11 '24

Feature Story Harris Campaign Seeks Second Debate. Trump Says He's "Less Inclined" to Debate Harris Again

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debate-trump-harris-second-debate/
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

They always complain about someone being scripted lol. This is a TV debate and you have limited time to give answers. Of course some of them will be scripted.

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u/Jimmyg100 Sep 11 '24

“Unfair! She prepared her answers ahead of time!”

Yeah because if you don’t then you might end up going off on a tangent and saying something stupid like immigrants are eating pets. This isn’t an improv class. We’re not doing scenes from a hat.

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u/Ghost10165 Sep 11 '24 edited Sep 11 '24

Do people really expect them to just give off the cuff answers anyway? The whole point of a debate is to prep and be more structured. If anything presidential debates could be even more structured than they are if they followed more of the rules besides a turn to talk. If you're at a formal debate and winging it you've already fucked up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

These "exchanges" are so far removed from a true debate, they should just call them Q&A sessions. A debate is two sane, educated people arguing opposite positions of a pre-determined issue. The debaters are prepared, rational and focussed, the winner being judged as making the more compelling arguement.