If you’re not familiar with the Munk Debates, they are a series of formal debates on hot button issues which usually feature teams of two on either side of a certain proposition. For instance, a few years ago Munk Debates held a debate on Political Correctness. The proposition being debated was ” Be it resolved, what you call political correctness, I call progress…” Arguing in favor of that resolution were Michael Eric Dyson and Michelle Goldberg. Arguing the contrary position were Stephen Fry and Jordan Peterson. Before and after each debate, the audience is polled to see where they started and where they were afterwards, i.e. what impact did the debate itself have on the audience. In the case of the political correctness debate, Fry and Peterson were 28% ahead before the debate and were 40% ahead afterwards. So the debate itself shifted the audience in their direction by 6 percent.Read More
The Munk Debate: Should you trust the mainstream media?
