--- title: Debates and rows on chat shows — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Politics description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 11 «Debates and rows on chat shows» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / Debates and rows on chat shows # Debates and rows on chat shows The 15 questions of lesson 11 «Debates and rows on chat shows» of the politics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 88 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t1/) — «she DESTROYED him last night, no cap, she won» says a radio host (no cap = no lie). What is the best reply? — right ✓ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t2/) — Dad mutters: "grand debate, the craic was mighty, but sure nobody answered a thing" (craic = fun). What is he noticing? — wrong ✗ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t3/) — A Leeds lad says: "audience were well mardy, booed her proper" (mardy = grumpy). Does the booing show her answer was wrong? — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t4/) — «that zinger was bussin', she totally answered the question» (bussin' = really good). What might be wrong? — wrong ✗ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t5/) — Two guests on a panel show keep shouting about house prices. Your mate says the louder one must be right. What is the best answer? — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t6/) — What would happen if a fact check found a claim "misleading"? — right ✓ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t7/) — In a cartoon, the empty podium wins the debate because nobody argued with it. What is the real point of an empty chair? — wrong ✗ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t8/) — "Yeah nah, the host was biased, he grilled her harder" says Uncle in Brisbane (yeah nah = no). What else could explain tougher questions? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t9/) — The worm line shoots up when one leader speaks. Your brother says the whole country loves him. What is wrong? — right ✓ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t10/) — "Shut up, that's a stupid idea" a boy shouts in the class debate. Why does he get no points? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/t11/) — Bloke on telly: "Mr Moderator, cut her mic, her time's up!" What is the disagreement about? — right ✓ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/e1/) — Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the determination of a "winner" of a televised debate? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the term "misleading" as employed by fact checkers. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/e4/) — Whereas a participant in a debate responds to a question concerning school meals exclusively by discussing employment, identify the term for such conduct. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [10. 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