The first 35 minutes of October 9’s second debate, which was a town hall-type debate, I watched. Trump and Clinton did not directly name-call each other. They used common words that are directed at one another, such as Trump calling out Clinton for mentioning the email thing. Clinton was a bit more sexy, with his lewd comments about women. The two most commonly used fallacies during the second debate were avoiding it and not answering the question. These have been used by both candidates several times. It began with the first and continued on to each question.
This is an example of how they use a red herring. The two bring up topics to help steer the conversation in the right direction. Trump manages to change every question, but he also manages to bring it up as a topic for his campaign. Both candidates do not use emotional appeals. The only thing they came close to using emotional appeals during the portion I saw was the topic of politics and youth. Clinton mentions American youth well. Trump, however, changes the topic for his campaign. Neither one of the candidates displayed many emotions during debate. Clinton often was proud of her differences from Trump. She was proud of Trump’s mistakes, his outlandish speaking style, and the way he treated others. She was happy that Trump made himself look this way. Trump rarely displayed any emotion noticeable. His facial expressions hardly changed. When he brought up Clinton’s email, he was a bit snooty. He forced Clinton to discuss the emails and then apologize.
I couldn’t notice the camera’s shifting view from nonverbally. The proud expression of Clinton’s face was evident in the previous example. Trump was a strong leader, standing straight with his hands in front and his legs spread out shoulder-width apart. This showed that he was in control, that he knew what was happening, and that he was more powerful than everyone else.
There was little to no nonverbal communication, except for the things I have already said. Trump is very confident. Trump believes he is superior and that he is first. He is known for interrupting and talking over people, even those who are asking questions. He is proud of his achievements in the campaign. He does not want people to focus on his “locker rooms” comments. Clinton seems to be used Trump’s words and actions and is able to deal with them. Trump is not able to acknowledge her wrongdoings.
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