How to Watch Presidential Debates Without Losing It

Stephen M. Llano (B.A., Texas A&M; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) has taught debate at the middle school, high school, and university level. He has lectured on debate extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia in countries such as Japan, Slovenia, and Ukraine. He regularly publishes his work in journals such as Argumentation and Advocacy. He is the founding editor of a the journal Studies in Debate and Oratory, and is host of the debating podcast “In the Bin.”

• 1. Presidential Debating, our Frustrating Democratic Tradition.- 2. The Rise of the Presidential Debates, or How did we get Here?.- 3. Making Commission Debates Valuable, or How to Clean a Rhetorical Mess.-  4. Framework, or Setting The Scene.- 5. Principles, or What Do You Stand For?.- 6. Vision, or What’s the Plan?.- 7. Action, or How Candidates Share their Resumes.- 8. Presidential Debating, the Conclusion.