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Passage Summary: Tanner thinks political debates are a great tool for voters to pick the right person, but Saldana thinks they just show who's better at arguing, which doesn't help pick the best leader.

Reasoning: Tanner believes debates are useful for identifying the best candidate; Saldana believes they only identify the best debater and thus aren't useful for identifying the most qualified candidate.

Analysis: The disagreement centers on the utility of political debates for the voting public. Tanner argues that debates make voters 'better able to choose the candidate best suited for office,' whereas Saldana concludes that debates 'don't really help voters determine which candidate is most qualified.' They are fundamentally at odds over whether the skills displayed in a debate translate to or reveal the qualities needed for office. Look for an answer choice that focuses on whether debates actually help voters identify the most qualified or suitable candidate.

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The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Tanner and Saldana disagree over which one of the following?

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Tanner says debates help voters choose the best-suited candidate; Saldana says debates do not help voters determine the most qualified candidate. That is a direct disagreement on whether debates improve voters’ ability to identify the more qualified candidate.
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