Abstract

Objectives In this study, in preparation for the lowering of the election age, the contents of election debate listening education, one of the important political events, were studied so that adolescents can exercise their current or future responsible voting rights. Methods To this end, in this study, the functional theory of Benoit, a theoretical framework mainly used when analyzing election debates, was analyzed to suit learners, and the 19th presidential candidate debate data was discourse-analysis. Results As a result, election debates could be largely divided into claims in policy and person categories, and policies could be divided into past actions, policy mistakes, and future plans and general goals. And in the debate at the person level, it could be classified into individual qualities, leadership ability, and political ideals. In particular, in the data of this study, colorist attacks frequently appeared in terms of past achievements and actions, and fierce battles were fought over the issues of costs and required budgets in relation to pledges. And much of the time was spent attacking personal qualities. Conclusions Learners should understand that each candidate's utterance in the election debate is a high strategic outcome and analyze the effectiveness and appropriateness of these strategic aspects. This study also provided implications for this.

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