Word: formative
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Final Argument is the culmination of a year-long competition beginning with 20 teams, each consisting of six law students. Today, the two finalist teams argue their cases in a format that resembles the Supreme Court, said Rocky Robbins, chairperson of the moot court competition...
Tournament News: Connecticut and Boston University battled for the New England region championship last weekend, with the Terriers taking the title, 3-1. Changes in the tournament format--it is now played out according to seedings, rather than regions--mean that B.U. will travel to Indiana for its second-round contest...
...process as much as they can. They want to avoid specificity and candor. With very few press conferences, no real debates (in which candidates actually ask each other questions), and mostly highly structured appearances, the candidates try to insulate themselves from detailed, comprehensive discussions of the issues. That format is certainly to their advantage, but not to that of the voters...
...issue. The topics could include, for example, national security, the economy, the environment and health care. Each week the candidates would give ! a major statement on the issue and then submit to in-depth questioning by a panel of experts in the area. Instead of using the conventional debate format, which puts too much emphasis on one-liners, superficial answers and images, each candidate would appear alone for a wide-open discussion with extensive follow-up. Each appearance (address plus questioning) would take about an hour, and the candidates could be videotaped simultaneously to avoid giving either the advantage...
...this represents a coup for Dukakis and makes the risk worthwhile. The 90 minutes Dukakis will have to himself is in itself worth millions of dollars; appearing on Nightline will provide him with an immense audience. Unlike political commercials, which voters tend to resent and ignore, the show's format will tend to make viewers more attentive and look more favorably upon both Dukakis and his message. The program will allow voters to see Dukakis at length and get a better sense of who he is--a widespread complaint has been that he is not very personable. This...