starting situationfederal state, elections for Landtag of BaWü, Rh.-Pf., Sa-Anh; 03Elefantenrunde = debate TV, polit. from diff. parties, gather, aims, to get an idea of wh. stand forone party: AfD, democratic party, tpi pol. processGreens + SPD: don’t want to take part: AfD -> uninvitedfalseness, wrong/inapprop./unlogic. treatmentlogic: channel plan a TV show, air time, provi., , send invitations – no force/obligation, free ch., offer: accepted or not, if not: party’s prob/4 for electoral campaign, no voters; chance, regrety kick out oth. 2 pls u?, d.no. favour any.b., equal, unbiased, guarant. disc. based on facts, not emotion

task of mediainform, educate ppl (public service broadcaster), finance, jstfy tkng money -> failed, namely: show who might be in the next Landtag, decide (school, streets, police) 4, AfD had several successes, poll: 17% (-1) ignoring them = influencing the viewer’s knowledge/opinion, no platfrm,

outcome/resultdon’t agree, but opposition: qst thingsoutcome: less discussions as counter-arguments are not mentioned, not deeplyparties = debating = failed

reason: „no party like others“, lawtask, power, responsibility2we ago: Maaßen Verfassungsschutz: no surveillance, AfD is okstupid polemic, to start legal proceedings, Federal Constitutional Court

only true reason.: n. want 2 talk 4 wh.ev. r.enemy, rival, agst everyth. u value, serious threat (honestly: ignore?!) u: r, they: wr, weak points, extremist att., reveal truth

convinced, argudate, prepare: know afd’s argu bc/o prev. interviews -> count.a., numbers (prove: wr.), arg. struc.Canada’s NGPM: criteria: be persuasive, convince ppl, wr. job, many against one, support

democracy is left alone d- is great, save d- -> y not w/ d. means?, gov.+opp.variety of diff. op., debates, not one best/true, find solutionsname probs, HOLD debate, not silence, against aims (-> even harder 2 underst.)

criticism: newsppgive in, challenge w/ arg.