It is October 2016. Tonight is the final presidential debate leading up to November’s election. The two presidential nominees are Donald Trump and Napoleon. Napoleon is behind in the polls and needs to find a way to gain momentum before the vote. He brushed up on his persuasion skills and hoped for the best.
Moderator: Good evening, and welcome to tonight’s debate between presidential nominees Donald Trump and Napoleon the Pig. The issues we will be discussing this evening are immigration, economic equality, and trade. Let’s get right to it. Mr. Trump, what is your view on immigration?
Trump: Us Americans deserve jobs and opportunities, not immigrants who cross the border without documents. We need to stop illegal aliens from sneaking into
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We’ve worked hard to earn our money, and we deserve to keep it.
Napoleon: As president, I would have a deep and heavy responsibility being your leader. No one believes more firmly than myself that all Americans are equal. We have had too many leaders making the wrong decisions [2]. It is nonsensical that you would try to even further widen the gap between the rich and the poor. Shouldn’t the American people listen to me, someone who is willing to work hard to get them what they want?
Trump: Perhaps. The money speaks for itself though. Shouldn’t we celebrate the rich’s success? Let them prosper off their hard work?
Napoleon: Mr. Trump, with all respect, we need a leader who is brave enough to stand up to what is right. Millions of people should not be suffering when we have enough resources to have everyone treated equally.
Trump: Fine. Maybe I do have too much money.
Moderator: Let’s move on, gentlemen. It’s time to discuss our final issue, trade. Napoleon, explain your stance.
Napoleon: I believe that as long as America benefits, trade is a perfectly good thing. Why do the work when we don’t have to? Make what we do best, and let others work with the resources we don't
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However, Napoleon was more power hungry than anyone could have anticipated. Somehow it seemed as though America had grown richer without making themselves any richer-except, of course, Napoleon and his closest acquaintances [3]. It had appeared that Napoleon was suggesting that equality and opportunity for all would benefit everyone, but these hard-working people unknowingly were becoming slaves under Napoleon’s reign. Perhaps the people should think about what politicians are suggesting, not just go along what sounds the