Presidential Debates: The Challenge of Creating an Informed Electorate
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019505539X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dealey Professor of Communication at the University of Texas, Austin. David S. She has written two other books on political discourse--Packaging the Presidency and Eloquence in an Electronic Age--and has served on the 20th-Century Fund's Taskforce on Presidential Debates. About the Authors:Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the G.B. Birdsell is Assistant Professor at Baruch College and consultant to the Congressional Management Foun
Presidential debates provide voters with a rare opportunity to evaluate political reasoning on complex issues. How important are these debates? Do they really test knowledge and vision? Do they sort good ideas from bad, or reveal important character traits and habits of mind? In short, do they provide voters with what they need to know to choose a president? To address these questions, the authors place contemporary debates in their cultural and historical context, tracing their origins and development in the American political tradition, from the eighteenth century to the present. Indeed, much of the confusion over the value of debates stems in part from the long tradition of political debating in America. Advocates praise debates as a way of making issues more central to the campaign. Others criticize them as little more than joint press conferences. Thus, to make the most productive use of debate in modern presidential politics, the authors argue, we must respond to the history of
Minow"Presidential Debates should not be ignored.It is well researched, well written, and full of interesting ideas."--Columbia Journalism Review"Jamieson and Birdsell are unique in their historical approach to the practice of debate. Their defense of its contributions toward 'creating an informed electorate' is interesting, informative, and well documented."--Perspective. "With all their faults, presidential debates remain the best way for most voters to learn about candidates. This book in turn is one of the best ways to learn all the ins and outs about presidential debates."--Newton N
A Person said I loved what Kathleen included in the chapters. I'm teaching Lincoln Douglas Value and Presidential Debates in my High School class this semester. There are very very few resources that are not incredibly partisan. I loved what Kathleen included in the chapters. It's time we stop watering down our curriculum. Five Stars Stephen R. Rolandi Excellent.SR. kevin useni said Five Stars. Just as described