Do the 3^rd Presidential Debate of Obama and McCain meet the academic standards for arguments? Why or why not?

Certainly the 3^rd Presidential Debate of Obama and McCain meet the academic standards for arguments, since the basic elements of argument were undoubtedly present. Each candidate presented clearly his claims duly supported with grounds in order to give light their respective ideologies or platform. Thus, in reference to the debate, the ideologies were broken into various claims while the grounds were fundamentally based on the recent predicaments that America is encountering, of which each candidate must logically and practically address to.

Unlike with academic debate, the presidential debate was purposely aid the voters in selecting the best and deserving candidate in the election to come. While academic debates, are only aimed on educating the students on the matter being proposed, hence, it requires that the grounds must be supported with concrete evidence such as statutes, statistics, laws, rules and regulations, researches of reputable authority and other relevant sources. Further, this debate follows stricter rules and procedures, inter alia, the time limitation and the manner of interpellation, as compared with the presidential debate.