{"product_id":"how-to-watch-presidential-debates-without-losing-it-making-rhetorical-lemonade-from-political-lemons-hardcover","title":"How to Watch Presidential Debates Without Losing It: Making Rhetorical Lemonade from Political Lemons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen M. Llano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an answer to the question, \"Why are Presidential debates so bad?\" The answer could be that the Commission on Presidential Debates ruined them, or it could be that we don't really know how to watch or judge a debate. This book offers both an explanation of how we historically ended up with these terrible debates and how to make lemonade out of them. The book provides a method to watching this madness without going or getting mad yourself, and what perhaps we can say to others about these debates. It concludes with speculation beyond 2024 now that the Commission on Presidential Debates appears to be irrelevant. What types of debate can we expect, and what should we demand?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an answer to the question, \"Why are Presidential debates so bad?\" The answer could be that the Commission on Presidential Debates ruined them, or it could be that we don't really know how to watch or judge a debate. This book offers both an explanation of how we historically ended up with these terrible debates and how to make lemonade out of them. The book provides a method to watching this madness without going or getting mad yourself, and what perhaps we can say to others about these debates. It concludes with speculation beyond 2024 now that the Commission on Presidential Debates appears to be irrelevant. What types of debate can we expect, and what should we demand?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen M. Llano\u003c\/strong\u003e (B.A., Texas A\u0026amp;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 \u003cem\u003eArgumentation and Advocacy\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the founding editor of a the journal \u003cem\u003eStudies in Debate and Oratory\u003c\/em\u003e, and is host of the debating podcast \"In the Bin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen M. Llano\u003c\/strong\u003e (B.A., Texas A\u0026amp;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 \u003cem\u003eArgumentation and Advocacy\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the founding editor of a the journal \u003cem\u003eStudies in Debate and Oratory\u003c\/em\u003e, and is host of the debating podcast \"In the Bin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45829154668741,"sku":"9783031948169","price":72.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/tbf9iauMrN9783031948169.webp?v=1771183300","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/how-to-watch-presidential-debates-without-losing-it-making-rhetorical-lemonade-from-political-lemons-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}