GHHU 2901 & HUMS 2011THE ELECTION OF 2016

PART THREEWORKBOOK

“Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.”

- John Kenneth Galbraith

NAME: __________________________________________________________________

Instructions

DO NOT LOSE THIS WORKBOOK

A. Read any assigned articles before class. B. Complete the workbook entry before class. C. Use the workbook during class to facilitate class discussion. D. Bring the completed workbook to class at the end of the semester to turn in.

Scoring-50 points max for thoughtfulness, intelligence, creativity, and completeness of answers (scored at end of each unit)

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FIRST CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTDue in class on Thursday, 9/22

Worth 75 points

Assignment overview: choose a presidential ticket to support or oppose for this assignment. Craft a visual aid. Find time outside of class to engage the campus community. Get contact information from those you talk to. Turn in the visual aid and your contact list in class.

Visual Aid Component

Craft a visual aid (posterboard, etc.) that highlights your views about the ticket and two specific issues from the approved issues list (or see me if you want to add one). Your visual aid (like you) must conform to the Civility Agreement for the course. Make it eye-catching but also professional.

Campus Engagement Component

Use your visual aid and any information you have gathered about the ticket during the course of the semester to talk to students, faculty, or staff members. Ask them questions, answer their questions, support/oppose your chosen ticket. Follow the Civility Agreement and use the map from workbook one to identify the best parts of campus for this activity.

Contact List Component

After speaking with people on campus, ask them if they would be willing to provide contact information so that you can reach out to them later about the candidate or issue. You need to gather ten names (and that cannot include students in this class). For some, this may take an hour – for others it will take longer. Use the contact list on the next page for this component.

Evaluation

Points are awarded for this assignment in a few ways. First, a pool of 25 points will be based on the professionalism, civility, and appeal of the visual aid. Second, a pool of 50 points will be based on successful completion of the contact list.

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CONTACT LIST

I would like to reach out to you with further information about this candidate or issue. Are you willing to allow me to do that? If so, please write your name and preferred form of contact:

NAME PHONE OR EMAIL OR TWITTER.

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T 9-13 Demographics, Districting, and Data Research

How Groups Voted in 2012

2012 Group Obama Romney

All Voters Pct. 51% 47%

SEX Men 47 45 52

Women 53 55 44

RACE White 72 39 59

African-American 13 93 6

Hispanic 10 71 27

Asian 3 73 26

Other 2 58 38

AGE 18-29 19 60 37

30-44 27 52 45

45-64 38 47 51

65 & over 16 44 56

INCOME <$50,000 41 60 38

$50,000-90,000 31 46 52

$100,000 & over 28 44 54

UNION HOUSEHOLD Yes 18 58 40

No 82 49 48

EDUCATION Some HS 3 64 35

HS graduate 21 51 48

Some college 29 49 48

College graduate 29 47 51

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Postgraduate study 18 55 42

PARTY Democratic 38 92 7

Republican 32 6 93

Independent 29 45 50

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Liberal 25 86 11

Moderate 41 56 41

Conservative 35 17 82

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES Economy 59 47 51

Budget deficit 15 32 66

Foreign policy 5 56 33

Health care 18 75 24

Age is an important demographic to consider in elections. See the following graphs from a piece titled “This may be the last presidential election dominated by Boomers and prior generations”by Richard Fry at the Pew Research Center (August 2016).

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Broadly speaking, demographics changes make political races both predictable and unpredictable. If Pew Research Center or Gallup can predict how a certain demographic will vote and can determine the proportion of the total vote that demographic will have, the organization can predict the outcome of races. Still, much of this is made unpredictable because voter turnout is not guaranteed. There may be more of a certain group likely to vote a certain way, but if that group stays home on election day, it doesn’t matter.

If we acknowledge that demographic information can provide some good guidelines for what to expect and a lens for understanding how candidates are trying to appeal to voters (certain groups of voters), we should also remember that demographic info need always come with the disclaimer: “only if that group turns out to vote.”

January 27, 2016The demographic trends shaping American politics in 2016 and beyond

By Paul Taylor at Pew Research Center

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1. In an era of head-snapping racial, social, cultural, economic, religious, gender, generational and technological change, Americans are increasingly sorted into think-alike communities that reflect not only their politics but their demographics. The result has been a rise in identity-based animus of one party toward the other that extends far beyond the issues. These days Democrats and Republicans no longer stop at disagreeing with each other’s ideas. Many in each party now deny the other’s facts, disapprove of each other’s lifestyles, avoid each other’s neighborhoods, impugn each other’s motives, doubt each other’s patriotism, can’t stomach each other’s news sources, and bring different value systems to such core social institutions as religion, marriage and parenthood. It’s as if they belong not to rival parties but alien tribes.And their candidates in 2016 might seem to be running for president of different countries. As the chart above illustrates, the partisan gap in how Americans evaluate their presidents is wider now than at any time in the modern era.

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2. This political sorting has roots in two simultaneous demographic transformations that America is undergoing. The U.S. is on its way to becoming a majority nonwhite nation, and at the same time, a record share of Americans are going gray. Together these overhauls have led to stark demographic, ideological and cultural differences between the parties’ bases.We now have one party that skews older, whiter, more religious and more conservative, with a base that’s struggling to come to grips with the new racial tapestries, gender norms and family constellations that make up the beating heart of the next America. The other party skews younger, more nonwhite, more liberal, more secular, and more immigrant- and LGBT-friendly, and its base increasingly views America’s new diversity as a prized asset.

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3. At the turn of the century, there was no partisan difference in the votes of young and old. But in recent elections, there has been a huge generation gap at the polls. And Democrats and Republicans have become much more ideologically polarized.

Today 92% of Republicans are to the right of the median Democrat in their core social, economic and political views, while 94% of Democrats are to the left of the median Republican, up from 64% and 70% respectively in 1994. The same 2014 Pew Research Center study also found a doubling in the past two decades in the share of Americans with a highly negative view of the opposing party.

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4. The cleavages between the political tribes spill beyond politics into everyday life. Two-thirds of consistent conservatives and half of consistent liberals say most of their close friends share their political views. And liberals say they would prefer to live in cities while conservatives are partial to small towns and rural areas. In their child-rearing norms, conservatives place more emphasis on religious values and obedience, while liberals are more inclined to stress tolerance and empathy. And in their news consumption habits, each group gravitates to different sources.

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To be clear, not all of America is divided into these hostile camps. Even as partisan polarization has deepened, more Americans are choosing to eschew party labels. This group is heavily populated by the young, many of whom are turned off by the cage match of modern politics. They are America’s most liberal generation by far, but when asked to name their party, nearly half say they are independents. No generation in history has ever been so allergic to a party label.

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5 Identity-based hyperpartisanship is thriving at a time when a majority of Americans tell pollsters they’d like to see Washington rediscover the lost art of political compromise. As ever, many Americans are pragmatists, ready to meet in the middle.Yet nowadays these Americans are the new silent majority. They don’t have the temperament, inclination or vocal cords to attract much attention in a media culture in which shrill pundits and 140-character screeds set the tone. Those most averse to political compromise are ideologically consistent conservatives and liberals, majorities of whom want their side to prevail.Congress’ members are more polarized by party than at any time since the Reconstruction Era. And recent elections have produced something else unprecedented in American political history – one party winning the popular vote in five of the past six presidential contests even as the other party has recently run up its biggest congressional and statehouse majorities in a century.

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6. The Democratic base, dubbed the “coalition of the ascendant” by journalist Ronald Brownstein, is often the coalition of the unengaged, especially during non-presidential elections. In 2014, for example, just 19.9% of 18- to 29-year-old citizens voted, a record low. The old turning out in force more than the young is nothing new – that seems hard wired into the human life cycle. This matters little when the generations vote alike, but it makes a huge difference when, as now, they don’t. Thus we have the alternating red and blue election outcomes of the recent past, with President Obama’s victories in the big turnout years of 2008 and 2012 playing hopscotch with the GOP romps in the low turnout midterms of 2010 and 2014. This in turn has contributed to a Washington that’s paralyzed by gridlock and a hothouse for the sort of rancor that can fire up the hyperpartisans but can also send nonpartisans farther off to the political sidelines. And so the cycle of mean-spirited, broken politics perpetuates itself.

7. Might 2016 be the year we break the fever? So far it’s not looking that way. The public remains in a foul mood, frustrated by stagnant incomes, a shrinking middle class and gruesome global terrorism. Just 19% say they trust the government to do what’s right. Moreover, most Republicans and many Democrats say they believe that, on the issues that matter most to them, the other side is winning. And not since the early 2000s has a majority of the public said the nation is on the right track, making these past dozen years the longest sustained stretch of national pessimism since the onset of polling.

8. Politics is never static, which means today’s state of affairs isn’t necessarily a template for the future. This campaign has already illuminated deep fissures not just between both parties but within them. A lot of political business will get transacted between now and November. No matter what the outcome, the political firmament is likely to look different next year.The most hopeful take on this long season of political discontent comes from our nation’s most astute early observer, Alexis de Tocqueville, who noted nearly two centuries ago that American democracy isn’t as fragile as it looks; confusion on the surface masks underlying strengths.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #4

A. Seek out recent (last 30 days) polling information on the presidential election that includes demographic data. I strongly encourage you to ignore television news polls (ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, etc.) and instead go to the professional polling organizations (Pew Research Center, Gallup) or to University-run polls.

B. Using the data you find, which candidate leads in the vote for the following demographic groups? : Millennials, Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens, Caucasians, African Americans, Latino/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, Men, Women, and Independents. You should cite no less than two different sources (and include them in a works cited page).

C. Write a three paragraph explanation of this polling data in your own words. For example, you might suggest that Trump is losing a certain demographic because of what he said in Phoenix about immigrants. Be as detailed and specific as possible.

This assignment should be typed, printed, & ready to turn in during class 9-13.13

R 9-15 What Matters to Me Presentations Informal Presentation

FIRST SMARTPHONE INTERVIEWS ASSIGNMENTDue in class on Thursday, 9/15

“What Matters to Me”

Each student will use a smartphone or other similar recording device to interview members of the GHC community about the election. Any faculty member, student, or staff member not already in this class is eligible for an interview, although no two students should interview the same person.

I suggest that you find interviewees to meet the following list:

Fellow StudentFellow StudentFellow StudentFellow StudentFaculty or Staff member (remember, each can only be interviewed once)

1. Ready your recording device. 2. Ask the following question: “What matters to you in this election?” 3. Record the answer. Allow up to 30 seconds to respond. 4. Watch the clip back with your interviewee and check that it is OK to tweet. Don’t be someone’s nightmare. Make clear the video will be tweeted publicly and get approval.5. Add the following and tweet the video: What matters to us? #ChargersVote #Election2016

These tweets count towards your total requirement for the course. Five complete tweets with attached video of interviews will earn 50 points in the course.

Once you have tweeted your (minimum) five videos, choose your favorite and be prepared to show it to the class on Thursday 9/15. We will use these videos to inform a discussion on the ‘state of the campus’ so that when you begin to craft your engagement appeals you will know the audience you are addressing.

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T 9-20 Down Ballot: U.S. Senate and House Research

United States Senate Race in Georgia

This race will determine who will fill the seat currently held by incumbent Johnny Isakson (R). The other Georgia Senate seat is currently held by David Perdue (R), reelected in 2014. US Senate seats are for a six-year term. GA has two US Senate seats representing the whole state.

Party Republican Democrat LibertarianCandidate Johnny Isakson Jim Barksdale Allen Buckley

Background Real EstateGA HouseUS HouseUS Senate

MBA DegreeInvestment Banks

Carter Center boardCEO of Equity Fund

LawyerJD DegreeAccountant

Age 71 63 ?AJC Poll 8/10 48% 42% >1%

United States House of Representatives Race in Georgia

This race will determine who will fill the fourteen seats available for Georgia. Included below are those districts across Northwest Georgia that likely include your home. US House of Representative seats are for a two-year term. GA has fourteen districts and each race is for a single Representative to that district. Many of the candidates below also had tough primary fights to win the nomination to run in the general election, but only the official nominees (who won a primary, if necessary) are listed.

Republican Democrat14th District Tom Graves (incumbent) NA13th District NA David Scott (incumbent)11th District Barry Loudermilk (incumbent) Don Wilson9th District Doug Collins (incumbent) NA7th District Rob Woodall (incumbent) Rashid Malik4th District Victor Armendariz Hank Johnson Jr. (incumbent)3rd District Drew Ferguson Angela Pendley

Note that gerrymandering often guarantees a win for one party or the other in certain districts. There is also the possibility that the district lines are drawn in such a way as to include certain demographics, making a vote for one party more likely.

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You can find out which district you live in using the map on the next page.

Note that the districts are drawn (and redrawn and redrawn) based on population figures represented in the federal census. The general idea is to make each district represent roughly similar proportions of the state population, although often this is not precise. This means you will see Atlanta divided into several small districts and all of Northeast Georgia represented by one district. There is advantage to being in the majority in the state legislature, which draws the lines of the districts. If, for example, you are a Republican-controlled legislature, you can draw the

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district lines to slightly benefit candidates of your party, increasing your chances at a majority in the US House and Senate.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #5

A. Pick one of the three candidates for the open US Senate seat in Georgia to research. Write a one paragraph biography about that candidate.

B. Senate and House members tend to have smaller platforms and won’t have spoken about every issue as a presidential candidate might have. Research your chosen US Senate candidate and write a two paragraph summary in your own words of the big issues that candidate cares about, including where they stand. You should cite at least one source and include a works cited page.

C. Pick one of the candidates for the open US House of Representatives seat in Georgia that is running for the district you live in to research. Write a one paragraph biography about that candidate.

D. Senate and House members tend to have smaller platforms and won’t have spoken about every issue as a presidential candidate might have. Research your chosen US House of Representatives candidate and write a two paragraph summary in your own words of the big issues that candidate cares about, including where they stand. You should cite at least one source and include a works cited page.

This assignment should be typed, printed, & ready to turn in during class 9-20.

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R 9-22 What to Expect in Presidential Debates CE PP/CL #1

First Presidential Debate - Hofstra University - Monday 9/26 at 9PM

Voter Registration Desk Open on Douglasville Campus - Tuesday 9/27 - 10:30AM-2:30PM

Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Format for 2016 General Election Debateshttp://www.debates.org/index.php?page=2016debates

The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced the formats for the three presidential and one vice presidential general election debates it will sponsor this fall. The formats for the 90-minute debates are designed to facilitate in-depth discussion of the leading issues facing the nation.

First presidential debate (September 26, 2016, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)The debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate.The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.

Vice presidential debate (October 4, 2016, Longwood University, Farmville, VA)The debate will be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.

Second presidential debate (October 9, 2016, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO)The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which half of the questions will be posed directly by citizen participants and the other half will be posed by the moderator based on topics of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources. The candidates will have two minutes to respond and there will be an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate further discussion. The town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

Third presidential debate (October 19, 2016, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV)The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate.All debates will be moderated by a single individual and will run from 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time without commercial breaks. As always, the moderators alone will select the questions to be asked, which are not known to the CPD or to the candidates. The moderators will have the ability

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both to extend the segments and to ensure that the candidates have equal speaking time. While the focus will properly be on the candidates, the moderator will regulate the conversation so that thoughtful and substantive exchanges occur. The CPD is in discussion with technology and civic groups that will provide data to the moderators to assist them in identifying the subjects that are most important to the public.This year’s debates will build on the successful 2012 debate formats which introduced longer segments, allowing the candidates to focus on critical issues. “The CPD has a simple mission, to ensure that presidential debates help the public learn about the positions of the leading candidates for president and vice president,” CPD Co-Chairs Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and Michael D. McCurry said. “These formats will allow an in-depth exploration of the major topics in this year’s election.”

In the fall of 2015, the CPD announced the dates and venues and its 2016 Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria. Under the criteria, in addition to being constitutionally eligible, candidates must:

Appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to have a mathematical chance of winning a majority vote in the Electoral College.

Have a level of support of at least 15 percent of the national electorate as determined by five selected national public opinion polling organizations, using the average of those organizations' most recently publicly-reported results at the time of the determination.

The CPD will select and announce moderators later this summer.

In September, the CPD will announce an unprecedented effort to engage the American public in substantive conversations before, between and after the debates. The increased use of technology to consume news presents an opportunity to amplify and enhance the debates. Over the last two years, the CPD has met with more than 40 technology, academic and media organizations to discuss these trends and to identify best practices to engage the electorate, particularly young people, in the political conversation. Some of these initiatives are already underway, such as College Debate 2016, which is building a social conversation among students on college campuses across the country, and Join the Debates, a partnership to help teachers generate discussion in the classroom.

“The public would like to take part in a civil discussion, both online and in-person,” McCurry and Fahrenkopf said. “Our goal is to make the tools available so that the debates can reach all Americans, particularly those who will be voting for the first time.”

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Excerpts from: Do U.S. Presidential Debates Matter? (10/11/2012)http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/03/politics/presidential-debates-explainer/

Unlike other countries, such as the United Kingdom, where the prime minister must defend his policies under televised duress from the opposition nearly every week, face-to-face showdowns between the two men [not two men this year!] fighting for the White House only happen every four years. And while debates rarely swing the outcome of an election, a gaffe -- or a silver-tongued swipe at the opposition -- under the bright lights can alter the perception of the two contenders, for better or worse.

Presidential debates are a relatively recent phenomenon. The first televised debate was between Republican Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy, on black-and-white TV in 1960. Many people listening on the radio to that first of four Nixon-Kennedy debates thought Nixon had won - but on live TV, a tan and youthful-looking Kennedy trounced a sweaty, haggard Nixon (who'd recently suffered a staph infection) in the appearance department. While Nixon improved in later debates, Kennedy went on to win the election.Debates enter the TV age

There were no debates again until Jimmy Carter took on Gerald Ford in 1976. Since then, the Republican and Democratic hopefuls have matched wits in a series of (usually three) debates every election year - and twice, in 1980 and 1992, an independent candidate has joined the duo onstage.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter refused to take part in the first debate with Ronald Reagan because John Anderson, an independent candidate, had been invited to take part. Carter's boycott led to a dramatic decline in the anticipated viewership for that debate. The second was cancelled, and Anderson was wiped off the program for the third round several weeks later.

In recent election cycles, the three debates have consisted of a domestic policy debate, a foreign policy debate, and a general debate in a town hall format, where members of the audience also offer up questions. Vice presidential candidates also face off in a single debate in the run-up to the election.

Generally speaking, candidates are asked questions by a moderator, who in recent years has come from one of America's major broadcast news networks. Candidates then have a set period of time for responses and rebuttals. A coin-flip determines the order of answers at debates. Tonight Obama will answer first, but Romney will have the final word. The dates and sites for the debates, which typically take place at universities across America, are chosen from a list of applicants by the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates.

While the debates offer [the candidates] a chance to expand on their views and rebut each other's plans directly, experts say that the vast majority of Americans have already decided who they're voting for along party lines. But although debates aren't typically seen as deciding an election's outcome, there have been a few exceptions over time.

Kennedy's telegenic dominance of Nixon during the first televised debate helped swing momentum in the Democrat's direction in 1960.

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In a 1980 debate, facing a barrage of assertions and accusations from incumbent Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan coolly replied with a smile: "There you go again." His famous retort momentarily took the wind out of Carter's sails. After entering debate season behind in opinion polls, eventual winner Reagan left the podium with the advantage over Carter.

Sometimes it's not the debate that hurts a candidate - it's the post-game review. In 2000, cameras caught a visibly annoyed Al Gore sighing and shaking his head when George W. Bush spoke. The clip was played over and over again and lampooned on television, to the point that "people began to project onto Gore a personality trait of just annoyance and irritation of people in general," according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. A clear favorite before the debates, Gore lost his lead during the debate season. He eventually lost the controversial election after the Supreme Court ruled in Bush's favor.

Obama's quick wit may have backfired on him during a 2008 Democratic primary debate. He responded to Hillary Clinton saying he was likeable with, "You're likeable enough, Hillary." The audience laughed, but many viewers saw the remark as a mean-spirited swipe.More: Coach says Obama, Romney are top debaters. Graham says despite Obama's reputation as a great orator, his debate performances have not lived up to the standards of his speeches - and that at times the president can be awkward and long-winded in his debate answers.Long stretches of presidential debates involve dry policy speeches, but it's usually a single gaffe or clever one-liner that comes to define a debate in the annals of national memory.

Reagan was already the oldest president in history in 1984, and when asked during a debate about whether age would be an issue for him, the 73-year-old famously replied: "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." Even Democratic challenger Walter Mondale, then age 56, had to laugh.

Sometimes body language matters more than words in a debate. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush took a glance at his watch while an audience member was asking a question - a move that made Bush, whose re-election hopes were rapidly slipping away, seem uninterested in the concerns of the public.

John McCain sparked controversy when he referred to Obama as "that one" during the second 2008 presidential debate. At a dinner attended by both senators several days later, Obama joked that his first name was Swahili for "that one," according to the New York Times.

Vice presidents and their counterparts have delivered just as many memorable lines as their bosses have over the years. Lloyd Bentsen's sharp "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" reprimand of Republican vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle in 1988 remains one of the all-time greats -- along with Perot running mate James Stockdale's "Who am I? Why am I here?" debate opener in 1992, which drew guffaws from the audience.

A bad enough gaffe can help derail your campaign long before the first primary votes are cast, as Republican Rick Perry showed in late 2011. At a primary debate in Michigan, Perry became the first candidate in history to say "oops" during a debate after forgetting the name of the third government agency he'd pledged to cut. When pressed for an answer, Perry said: "The third agency of government I would do away with, the Education ... uhh the Commerce, and, let's see. I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops." After the debate, Perry owned up to the gaffe as only a Texas governor could: "I'm sure glad I had my boots on because I sure stepped in it out there."

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Problematic Appeals (Borrowed from Argument & Debate Workbook)

Fallacies: fallacies are statements that are not necessarily true/correct, but appear to be. People often deploy fallacies without realizing they are doing so. You should avoid using them yourself and pay attention for others using them, responding as indicated below.

False Cause: two things in proximity appear related (cause/effect) but are not necessarily relatede.g. “Shootings have dropped in the 3 years since we made it easier to legally get guns.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: Propose an alternate explanation for the cause or effect

Appeal to Tradition: something is correct because we have always done it that waye.g. “Marriage has always been defined as between one man and one woman.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: Bad traditions (slavery) or “progress means change”

Appeal to authority: something is correct because X authority said it was correcte.g. “President Obama has repeatedly said Benghazi was an unfortunate terrorist attack.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: challenge credibility/omniscience of authority figure

Appeal to Popularity: something is correct because it is populare.g. “Public opinion is shifting in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: challenge popularity #s or use “friends & bridge”

False Dichotomy: the speaker presents only two options, and we are forced to choose onee.g. “You are either with us or you are with the terrorists.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: Present a third alternative

Slippery Slope: small steps now lead to inevitable cause-effect cascade and horrible end resulte.g. “If we legalize marijuana, we will eventually have to legalize cocaine and heroin.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: challenge cause-effect links in the chain

Nirvana: it is possible to achieve a perfect result, so anything less than perfect is unacceptablee.g. “Banning assault weapons won’t stop school shootings. You can reload a handgun.”If they use this fallacy, reply with: Small steps/ imperfect solutions are better than none

No True Scotsman: claiming that a bad actor in a group is not one of us, so not our responsibilitye.g. “No American would terrorize Americans, so Anwar al-Awlaki wasn’t one of us”If they use this fallacy, reply with: challenge the category or the defining characteristics

Further examples: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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DEBATE ANALYSIS (Practice – Complete in class)

TRUMP CLINTON

Opening Remarks

Body Language

Examples of seeming informed or uninformed

Examples of appealing to or alienating

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certain groups or demographics

Successful or Unsuccessful examples of critiquing opponent

Usage of Pathos

Usage of Ethos

Examples of Labeling

Examples of Ultimate Terms

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Examples of Association or Dissociation

Successful or Unsuccessful Usage of Stylistic Devices

Problematic Appeals

Sticking to the Debate Format

Examples of showing respect or disrespect

Overall impression of attitude during debate

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Who did better? Why?

DEBATE ANALYSIS(Complete on your own 9/26 during debate. Bring to class 9/27 to turn in)

TRUMP CLINTON

Opening Remarks

Body Language

Examples of seeming informed or uninformed

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appealing to or alienating certain groups or demographics

Successful or Unsuccessful examples of critiquing opponent

Usage of Pathos

Usage of Ethos

Examples of Labeling

Examples of Ultimate

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Terms

Examples of Association or Dissociation

Successful or Unsuccessful Usage of Stylistic Devices

Problematic Appeals

Sticking to the Debate Format

Examples of showing respect or disrespect

Overall impression of

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attitude during debate

Who did better? Why?

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