that always correlated with large lump sums being deposited. Some may ask can whether we can be really sure or not about this claim. If not, then what is the
condition? In this scenario rebuttals will answer this question. When the claimant mentions a rebuttal, he or she knows that the claim may be refuted and he or she
will mention one or more condition where the claim is not strong enough to support the claim. In this case, the claimant made a valid argument by stating the condition
that the money was from a legacy he inherited.
2.2.9 Indonesia Presidential Debate
The word ‘debate’ can evoke strong images and is widely used and expressed in debate competitions which are usually held for high schoolers. The general
definition of debate in KBBI is “Debat adalah pembahasan atau pertukaran
pendapat mengenai suatu hal dengan saling memberi alasan untuk mempertahankan pendapat masing-masing
” 2002: 242. Debate is a dialog discourse which competes arguments in order to change someone’s thought.
In the election period, many countries have used debates as form of campaign. Debate, however, does not have an absolute debate format. In
Presidential debates which are usually shown on TV, the format of a debate is quite different. Freely Steinberg 2009 state that, people are faced with debate as
natural result of a democratic era. People are free to express their opinions. Recently Indonesia used the debate format. The recent presidential debates
2014 in Indonesia consisted of six segments. The first segment discussed the vision and mission of each candidate. The second segment went into a deeper detail of the
candidates’ vision and mission statements. The third segment, question and answers
from a moderator covering specific areas. In segment four, the candidates were given the opportunity to ask question to their respective opponent. In segment five,
the two presidential candiates had further opportunites to ask and to respond to each others questions and answers. In the sixth and final segment the candidates were
given time to give their closing statements. Debates functions help to reach goals in private companies and even
government institutions. Not knowing or understanding these can however make citizens feel ignorant and ill informed before casting their vote in choosing a
President. Moreover, knowing or not knowing how to follow, or even more, to understand debate can cause issues in the minds of citizens who have the
democratic rights to choose who they wish to govern. By educating citizens in debate, it is hoped that they can contribute something according to their views
2009: 29- 30.“A debate is human drama at its rawest: the obvious drama between
the participants onstage but also the more subtle and complex drama that unfolds between presidential contenders and the citizens passing judgment on them”
Schroeder, 2000:201. Debaters understand that the lens will magnify their every word, gesture, and facial expression, not just for the duration of the broadcast but
for the ages Schroeder, 2000: 15.
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Type of Research
In this thesis, I employed qualitative-descriptive method. Qualitative research is required to take place in a natural setting. It means no planned instruction in taking
the data. Moreover, qualitative research tends to look for a holistic view of a phenomenon. Darlington and Dorothy 2002 suggest that qualitative research is
especially relevant in obtaining culturally specific information about the value, opinion, behavior, and social context of particular populations. This kind of
research tends to look for a holistic view of a phenomenon.
3.2 Data Collection
In collecting the data, I utilized documentation method since I downloaded videos from YouTube and then I made orthographic transcripts of the presidential debates
as the data for my research. However, I did not focus on pause, silent, false starts and overlappings. Moreover, I used observation technique as I was not involved in
the data occurrence. There are five episodes of Indonesia Presidential Debate 2014. However, I chose 4 out of 5 Indonesia Presidential debates in 2014 from YouTube.
