Homework for Thursday, April 18th

After having watched the video debate in class, please respond to the following questions in a blog post. Your post should total at least 250 words.

• What's the purpose of the debate?
• How does each speaker connect to his respective audience?
• Identify at least one rhetorical trap/fallacy/misstep from each speaker.
• Was the debate worthwhile?
• Based on what you've seen here, is the act of debating necessary?

Please have your responses up by Thursday, April 18th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.