Al+Gore+-+George+Bush

=**Debate Analysis by Will Barker**=

**Al Gore verse George Bush**
=Topic of the Debate=

The topic of the debate was health issues and money issues.
=Intended Audience= The intended audience was for the members of the panel selected and for the U.S.Americans.

=Speakers Purpose=

Al Gores purpose was to tell how he plans to put medicare in a lockbox. This means he will take out say $1 out of every $6 so people will have money saved up.This is to convince the people that they will have money saved when they need it.

George Bushs purpose is to that he plans to set up a national patients bill of rights, like the one he set up in Texas. This means people dont have to go threw a gatekeeper to their doctor, they can go straight to them, they can even choose their own doctor. He also points out that Gore is using a bunch of fuzzy math against bush. media type="custom" key="12358542"

=Logical Follicies=
 * 1) =====Ad hominem- Bush uses ad hominem when reffering to Al Gores federal spending. "when you total up all the federal spending he want's to do,its the largest increase in federal spending in years. And there is just not going to be enough money." There is tons of this logical follicy used throughout the debate.=====
 * 2) Hasty generalization- George bush uses a hasty generalization when talking about "fuzzy math". He says Al Gore keeps using fuzzy math throughout the debate but never really proves it, he just says it.

=Rhetorical Techniques=

Alliteration- Bush uses this when talking about farmers. " I would like are farmers feeding the world, they are the best producers in the world. I want the farmers feeding the world."
Anology- Al gore uses an anology when talking to bush about the social security trust fund. " It reminds me of the line from the movie show me the money. Which one of those promises will be kept and which one will you break, Governor?"

[|Al Gore - George Bush]

=Appeals used in the Debate=
 * ======George Bush======
 * He will provide prescription drug coverage for seniors
 * Hes opposed to the National Health Care Plan, he does'nt want the national government making decisions.
 * He is the right person for office because he has a clear vision and can convince people to follow, he has a strategy for the Middle East, and he can get things done.


 * Al Gore
 * He believes we ought to have a patients bill of rights, so we can take the medical decisions away from the HMO's.
 * He thinks we should move step by step into the universal health coverage, but not let the government do it all.
 * He wants to make all the public schools excellent. If a schools failing he will shut it down and immediately open it with the best teachers there is to offer.



=Strength and Weaknesses of the speakers=


 * 1) George bushes strengths and weaknesses
 * 2) His militaty actions he plans to take are very good.
 * 3) He has a good plan set up for seniors, making it easier for them to afford drugs
 * 4) His weakness is that he is not vey clear on his points sometimes.
 * 5) He makes some false statements


 * 1) Al Gores Strengths and weaknesses
 * 2) His plans for better schools are excellent, exspecially if the school is failing, he will make sure it gets turned around.
 * 3) He keeps his promises, when Bush tries to prove him wrong he defends himself very persuasively.
 * 4) He wants to mandate gun control, make sure everyone is acknowledged on gun safety and keep guns out of the wrong hands.
 * 5) His weakness is that he is very stubborn and has a hard time making things sound exciting, no energy.

=Most Effective Debater= = =

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The most effective debator to me is Al Gore, he may not be as smooth as George Bush but he seems to have a better grip on things. His ideas that he has a very appealing to me and they just make more sense. He persuades you to belivein his ideas. Another thing that really makes me like Gore better is his poise. When a question is thrown his way he answers it very stern and positive, its very impressive. George bush was a good debator too, but he just seemed not very clear sometimes. It seems like he avoids some questions.====== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000

=George Bush=

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I know on my wikispace I said that Al Gore was not as smooth as Bush, I feel like I lied to you.After watching this video I take back what I said. George Bush is not smooth at all. I still like George Bush but he needed some help when it came to public speaking.======

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