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MineralMan

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4. The Debate Club was the smallest student organization

Reply to triron (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:02 AM

Oct 2020

in my high school back in the 1960s. Very few people participated in the debate team. Those few were the only ones who knew anything about formal debating. Nobody else cared.

I know this because I was a debate nerd myself, along with being a band geek and a science geek.

The same tiny percentage applies to the audiences for presidential debates. People react to debates emotionally, just as they react to almost everything else. Nobody grades debates, unfortunately. Nobody cares about the rules of debating or about debating itself.

That's the truth of it.

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Any high school student who debated like Trump would get an 'F'. [View all] triron Oct 2020 OP

The problem is the MSM now grades on "Tone" TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #1

So is our country unfortunately. triron Oct 2020 #3

Agreed. And any teachers (like Fox News) that gave him top marks should be fired. Doodley Oct 2020 #2

The Debate Club was the smallest student organization MineralMan Oct 2020 #4

Damn MM - we lived the same life 10 years apart... CincyDem Oct 2020 #8

I was the oboe player - moved from clarinet. MineralMan Oct 2020 #9

Haha - I missed being drum major by 1-2 votes. Don't run across many oboe players. :-) n/t CincyDem Oct 2020 #10

No vote was taken. The Drum Major's uniform fit me, MineralMan Oct 2020 #14

I started oboe in 4th grade. Got me my HS music scholarship. CincyDem Oct 2020 #16

I was as well (on the debate club). I realize debate club activities weren't graded per se. triron Oct 2020 #12

It was evident when the moderator finished her opening remarks by telling the audience mnhtnbb Oct 2020 #13

Yes, they are a show of sorts, aren't they. MineralMan Oct 2020 #15

It's amazing how these jackasses get away with it Blue Owl Oct 2020 #5

He's such an obvious failure and loser in so many ways. unblock Oct 2020 #6

Also F in Civics, History, Marriage and Family... LakeArenal Oct 2020 #7

Yep. triron Oct 2020 #11