The primary goal of debates is to help voters understand public policy.
Debates are regarded as formal arguments about a topic, particularly in public forums such as Parliaments. Debates are purposed to deliberate on new legislation and laws, as part of debating societies, or, notably in the US, between candidates elected to run for office. Leaders debates of this type have a primary goal of influencing voters to vote for them. Debates help voters to understand their choices in upcoming elections. Debates have a unique capacity to generate interest in the campaign, help voters understand their options in the forthcoming election, forecast governance, and increase the likelihood that voters will cast a vote for the preferred candidate rather than primarily because of opposition to the opponent.
