Michael Jones
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Rhetorical.
He had some good rhetorical skills, but yeah.
Well, here's my take.
I think they've become performative in a lot of ways.
Like people like could just sort of go root for their own team.
And you're like, oh, that's not what a debate is for.
But on the flip side.
Okay.
Yeah.
In defense of dirty debates.
Listen, people need performances.
If they're not going to watch a debate, they're going to go watch a football match.
They're going to go watch hockey.
So if they're watching me debate someone and it's performative in some way, at least they might be learning something in the process.
Do you ever get rattled before or during a debate?
I don't know.
I'm trying to think.
I mean, I've done so many debates.
I mean, when I was debating Daniel Kikachu on child marriage, I was trying so hard not to lose my cool because I study my opponents before I debate them.
Yeah.