Vectors of Social Sciences

The legacy of Debate and Rhetoric in the Modern Talk Show

Ia Makharadze

Vectors of Social Sciences, No. 9 (2025) · ISSN 2667-9906 · E-ISSN 2960-9542

DOI: 10.51895/VSS9/Makharadze

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Ia Makharadze      [email protected]

 

The paper offers a lot of detailed, practical information on preparing and airing talk show materials. The second and recommended approach is to look at the software itself and study its format. What's the style of the presenter or the host? What topics will be discussed? How important is the personality and uniqueness of the guest? A journalist presents information as a thought, an idea, a word, a dialogue, a discussion, a monologue in the media with different genre and format characteristics. Sometimes a news story, a fact, takes the form of an interview. The principle of using specific communication techniques to achieve a political goal and to model the desired image was developed before the advent of the media. Notable are the importance of the following mediums in ancient civilizations: the clay tablet in Mesopotamia, the papyrus scroll in Egypt, Greece, and Italy. In the Middle Ages, a manuscript on parchment and paper from China. Similar to ancient dialogues, based on the dialectical principle of Platonic thought, the Platonic method of journalism is "interview-questions-and-answers coverage of the story, as well as activated discussion on various topics". No matter what assignment they give a reporter, there's always room in their material for an interview. In journalistic materials, the art of the interview is the form of asking the right questions so that the journalist gets the answers they need. His reasoning is important information - news that provides a basis for judgment. On the one hand, a journalist is asked questions about a specific topic by a competent respondent, on the other hand, the arguments of the same respondent are strengthened in front of the audience. At the same time, we should be aware that the arguments presented in the dialogue formats by the journalist-interviewer can only express the field of journalism. So you can't understand anything unless you understand the field that created it and gave it a little bit of power. According to media researcher and sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, it is not enough to attack this or that journalist, philosopher or philosopher-journalist. . .  Everyone has their own taste for pleasure. In this context, the paper explores, in depth, the legacy of debate and rhetoric in the modern talk show format, defining the form of communication, social conditions and technological progress. It considers the style of choosing the talk show format for listening to or watching the program, the discussion of the topic, the importance of the personality of the guests and the distinction. The history of talk show behavior as a standard of broadcasting.

 

Keywords: the heritage of rhetoric, the phenomenon of lying in talk shows, the town halls of Pinix and Eskine, the modern talk show, ancient dialogues.