As usual, I’m leaving it to others to dissect the second Presidential debate in terms of policy and politics and instead focus on what we can learn from that exchange to become better critical thinkers and...
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Four years ago, I did some handicapping of the first Presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barak Obama based on each candidate’s rhetorical success or failure. As it turned out, that first debate...
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The big political news from last week was the Republican nominating convention and, if you judge the importance of stories based on time spent spinning in the news cycle, it seems as though the Yugist Event...
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When introducing Critical Voter to friends and colleagues, I tend to describe it as my attempt to use election politics to teach critical thinking skills, an effort that (given this year’s primary circuses)...
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When it comes to debates, voters across the political spectrum are generally united in their disapproval of what goes on when candidates gather together in front of a live audience and TV cameras to confront...
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One of the most important rhetorical strategies for controlling debate is to set expectations, for yourself an others, in a way that maximizes your chances of success and – if appropriate –...
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