Biden adopting more forceful posture against Trump. Trump escalating rhetoric after felony convictions.
Candidates aiming to paint opponent as disorderly and unfit for office.
Debate format: each candidate has two minutes to answer questions with one-minute rebuttals and responses.
President Biden and Former President Trump to face off in earliest presidential debate in American history on June 23, 2024.
In a significant moment for the nation, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off in the earliest presidential debate in American history on Thursday, June 23, 2024. This will be their first face-to-face exchange since October 2020 and could have substantial consequences due to the long gap until their next debate in September. The high-stakes encounter between the two presidents will be held in Atlanta and is expected to draw a divided and angry nation.
Both candidates have been fine-tuning their messages on various issues as they prepare for the crucial debate. Biden, who enters the debate without the lead he had at this stage in 2020, is adopting a more forceful posture of attack against Trump. On the other hand, Trump has been convicted on thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2023 and has been escalating his rhetoric since then. The debate will be hosted by CNN and will follow a format where each candidate will have two minutes to answer questions, followed by one-minute rebuttals and responses to the rebuttals, with their microphones muted when it is not their turn to speak.
As they prepare for the high-stakes confrontation, both Biden and Trump are aiming to paint their opponent as presiding over disorder and wholly unfit for office. The debate will be a moment of great consequence for both candidates, who will need to be cautious of any potential missteps that could linger for weeks or months due to the unusually long period until their next encounter in September.
In light of the importance of this debate, it is crucial for voters to pay close attention and evaluate each candidate's performance in order to make an informed decision in the upcoming election. The outcome of this debate could have a significant impact on the direction of the country and shape the future for years to come.
Nixon, who looked haggard and spent during the debate, had a narrow lead in the polls before it.
Kennedy prepared extensively for the debate by memorizing statistics on various topics to make his case for a more equitable society.
Kennedy’s calm command of facts during the debate led to him prevailing in one of the closest elections in American history, winning by less than .02 per cent.
Trump was convicted on thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2023 and has been escalating his rhetoric since then.
Biden enters the debate without the lead he had at this stage in 2020 and is now adopting a more forceful posture of attack against Trump.
Accuracy
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Deception
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The article contains selective reporting as it only mentions the negative aspects of Trump's behavior during debates and his criminal trials without providing any context or mentioning Biden's actions or misstatements. The author also uses emotional manipulation by describing Trump's rhetoric as 'pornographically violent' and quoting Steve Bannon saying 'victory or death'. Additionally, the article implies facts about Trump being a 'convicted felon' without providing any links to peer-reviewed studies or retracted studies that support this claim.
It's tempting to wonder, given that the candidates are so well known, what impact another appearance together could really have. Mitchell McKinney, of the University of Akron, who for decades has measured voters’ attitudes before and after debates, said that a decisive performance could move crucial votes on the margins: ‘We always find a slice—no more than five per cent—who say, ‘I wasn’t sure, but now I am.’ That can make a difference in a razor-thin election, and we’ve got one of those right now.’
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist in the White House, recently told an audience of young conservatives in Detroit that the election is a matter of ‘victory or death.’
The most searing moment, for two candidates dogged by questions about age and acuity, could be something unsaid.
Will Trump confirm his vow to pardon followers jailed for violence on January 6th? Or his aim to gut the Justice Department?
Fallacies
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. The author refers to Trump's 'incendiary rhetoric' and quotes Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, saying 'the election is a matter of victory or death.' Additionally, the author cites George Conway's opinion that 'The more you see of him, the more you say, ‘What is wrong with him?’'. These examples show an appeal to authority and inflammatory language but do not constitute a pervasive pattern of fallacies.
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist in the White House, recently told an audience of young conservatives in Detroit that the election is a matter of “victory or death.”
George Conway, the former Republican strategist, put it recently, “The more you see of him, the more you say, ‘What is wrong with him?’ ♦
It's tempting to wonder, given that the candidates are so well known, what impact another appearance together could really have.
Trump's team describes similar goals but with different objectives
Both candidates have been fine-tuning their messages on various issues
Accuracy
]The debate offers opportunities for both presidents to remind voters of each other's leadership and convictions.[/
Deception
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Fallacies
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The article contains some instances of informal fallacies and dichotomous depictions. The authors use the rhetorical device of contrasting Biden and Trump's preparation methods to create a dichotomy between them. However, they do not provide any concrete evidence or logical reasoning to support the idea that these differences are significant or indicative of broader character traits. Additionally, there are some instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by the authors when describing Trump's criminal trial and Biden's overseas travel and family legal saga as 'distractions'. This language is intended to elicit an emotional response from the reader rather than providing any meaningful analysis or insight. However, these fallacies do not detract significantly from the overall quality of the article, which primarily focuses on reporting factual information about the candidates' debate preparations.
]The president has gotten increasingly punchier in recent remarks about Trump and plans to carry that theme through to the debate.[/
After months of suggesting that the American electorate was tuned out of the 2024 race, the Biden camp sees the debate as a starting block of sorts, and a chance to present its study of candidate contrasts in front of...
