DEBATE BALLOT

Watch at least 30 minutes of the debate. Use the following organizer to take
notes on what the candidates said on two topics.

CLINTON
ISSUE/TOPIC:

TRUMP
Achieving Prosperity- jobs

Invest in new jobs

Make economy more fair
Equal wages for women
Raise minimum wage
Paid family leave
You should not give the extra money to the
rich people
Do more for the middle class
Great Recession
Worst since 1930s
Slashed wealthy taxes
Didnt invest in the middle class
Putting up new solar panels would be good
for the environment and create new jobs

We are losing jobs to other countries

Trump has a friend that builds factories in
other countries
Reducing taxes- 35% to 15%
He turned a small loan into a multi billion
dollar company
Our country is in trouble
We need to negotiate trade deals with China,
especially China
Mexico is stealing from us

ISSUE/TOPIC: Americas Direction

Race is a much bigger problem than it should

be.
We have to restore trust.
We have to make sure that the police is
trained correctly
We have to deal with gun violence

We need law and order

We have to protect inner cities because a lot
of people have been killed.
We need to have trust
He is very happy to be endorsed by the NRA

Overall, rate the two on the following:

CLINTON
Superior
Excellent
Good
Deficient

Superior
Excellent
Good
Deficient

Superior
Excellent
Good
Deficient

Debate Components

TRUMP

EVIDENCE/REASONING
Did the debater support arguments with facts and expert
opinions?
Clinton: Yes- she used statistics, data and opinions of experts.
Trump: He stated his opinion, not facts.
Did the conclusions reached by the debater flow from the
arguments?
Clinton: She stayed on topic.
Trump: He went very far off topic. (Ex. talking about reporters
when asked about racism.)

Superior

REBUTTAL
Did the debater effectively counter the arguments of his/her
opponent?
Clinton: When replying to Trump, she used statistics to back up
her point.
Trump: He just said that she was wrong.

Superior

DELIVERY
Did the debater seem poised and speak in an organized style
that was easily understood?
Clinton: Yes, she appears prepared, and what she says makes
sense.
Trump: He jumped around, not making sense.
Did he/she connect with the viewer?
They both did a decent job of this.

Superior

Excellent
Good
Deficient

Excellent
Good
Deficient

Excellent
Good
Deficient

WHO WON?!?! In a paragraph, explain who you think won the debate.
After watching this debate, it is clear to me that Hillary Clinton won. I think that
she did an excellent job, and Trump did a poor job. Hillary used clear logic, statistics,
data, and expert opinions to support her point, while Trump did not. She also used
logic, statistics and data in her rebuttals, explaining why what Trump said was
incorrect. Hillary Clinton appeared prepared while Trump did not seem to know what he
was saying. This is why I think Hillary Clinton won the debate.

FACT CHECK: Use politifact (http://www.politifact.com/) or factcheck (http://www.factcheck.org/#)

to check one idea/topic that was discussed in the debate. Did anything surprise you when you
researched the topic further? Explain.
Trump: "I did not" say that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
Trump did say this in a tweet four years ago. Though hes since described the tweet as a
"joke" and hasnt pushed the exact theory since, he has repeatedly called climate
change a "hoax" in speeches, tweets and media appearances. And he has said as
recently as Jan. 18, 2016, that action on climate change "is done for the benefit of
China."
We rated his statement Mostly False.
When I watched this part of the debate, it sounded absolutely ridiculous to me, so I decided to fact check it. I
thought that there would be no truth at all to this statement, so it was interesting to me to see that it is only
mostly false, not just false.