Debate organizers reveal 6 topics for first Trump-Biden showdown

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Debate organizers have decided the six debate topics for next week’s showdown between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

According to a person familiar with the planning, the 90-minute debate will be divided into six 15-minute discussion areas. They include: Trump's and Biden’s records, the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic, race and violence in cities, election integrity, and the economy.

The first debate is on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and will be moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/22/biden-trump-debate-topics-420043

[jmbar2]

1. What are they going to do about his lying?

I can already hear what he's going to say for each topic - one Gish Gallop of lies after the other. How do you debate that?

[Chicago1980]

2. Hopefully networks check his ass in real time....

Though that'll be challenging will the sheer amount of lies he perpetuates.

[jmbar2]

7. That the problem with Gish Gallop

They lay so many false claims out all at once that you can't refute them in the time you have.

I've heard that there is a technique for dealing with it among trained debaters, but cannot recall at the moment what it was. Not sure it is applicable to political speeches.

[GoneOffShore]

14. Because I hate to be associated with the guy who it's named after, I call that The Shapiro Shuffle

Not sure how to combat it.

Though Rational Wiki gives some pointers. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop

[Grokenstein]

3. Ooooo, "race AND violence in cities!!"

That one's barely even encoded!

[SeattleVet]

5. Right - when the white supremacists are doing a hell of a lot of it.

[efhmc]

4. Is he going to be allowed to roam the stage and continue to speak after his time is up?

Is anyone going to make him obey the rules and if so who?

[still_one]

10. It will be up to Joe

[jaysunb]

6. Feels like it plays into the Trump narratives. Nt

[VarryOn]

8. If trump, as we all suspect, turns the debate into chaotic circus...

devoid of any discussion worth listening too, Biden should be prepared with a stem-winder of a lecture for trump, then leave the stage refusing to participate in a colossal waste of time.

In his opening statement, he should put trump on notice that he's there in good faith to be part of a conversation for the voters, but that if it devolves into a shit show that he won't be a part of it.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Congratulate Donald on his record golf playing.

Congratulate Donald on his record golf playing.

[turbinetree]

11. Joe should have two signs for trump...........and make him blow a gasket...........

Russian Bounties ON Military Personnel
And 200,000 Deaths based on his hypocrisy and the simple fact he his selfness

[certainot]

12. all biden's responses should start with "well, that's what limbaugh says, but...."

[hoosierspud]

13. I want Chris Wallace or Joe Biden to ask Trump

If he will commit to the peaceful transfer of power that has been our history for over 200 years.

[rurallib]

15. No climate? With the fires and hurricanes and derechos?

[NYC Liberal]

16. No healthcare either.