boston donald trump dismiss fellow white house hopefuls liars journalists disgust people mexican immigrants rapists belligerent public speak style help catapult front republican pack verbal tactics display thursday night debate detroit give billionaire real estate developer front-runner status early primary contest opinion poll u.s. republican voters would last long academic debate stage accord high school college competitors coach would last one tournament remove team say eric di michele coach speech debate team regis high school new york one country top-ranked team kind ad hominem attack follow insult never see it ad hominem attack latin phrase mean direct person rather idea long staple u.s. campaign trail candidates sell much ideas voters refer close rival republican presidential nominee november election trump repeatedly call u.s. senator ted cruz texas liar dismiss senator marco rubio florida little marco win early nominate contest prompt rival take similar approach cruz label trump profane vulgar rubio poke fun trump tan suggest urinate pant roll sexual double entendre size hand flourish trump kick back thursday night flash hand audience ask look hand small hand dismiss suggestion might small elsewhere guarantee problem di michele call surreal moment 34 years coach debate never see debater reference size part anatomy say ask thursday debate use personal attack rubio argue last year donald trump basically mock everybody ... anyone ever deserve attack way donald trump remain republican candidates ohio governor john kasich steer away personal stick doggedly policy amid thursday night sometimes chaotic exchange trump language admire supporters frank draw wide criticism crude insult republican 2012 presidential nominee mitt romney attack trump style well policies speech thursday cite bully greed show misogyny absurd third-grade theatrics school campaign antic inspire academic debaters become civilize sort coarse language make people critical political party say charlie barton 17-year-old regis senior debater see great shift away sort rhetoric lincoln-douglas academic debate also know forensics long history unite state take much form inspiration politics indeed one style debate name storied 1858 debate abraham lincoln u.s. senator stephen douglas illinois put future president national stage judge academic debate relentlessly focus facts students study examples background make case discipline bear much resemblance current televise presidential debate greco-roman wrestle chair-throwing wwe spectacles less like politicians like lawyers necessarily go vote personality argue case correct say derek yuill speech debate coach gabrielino high school san gabriel california top-ranked u.s. forensics team young debaters watch republican matchups example really wish could take donald trump kind debate round especially among candidates would fare well academic debate say jacqueline dang 17-year-old senior gabrielino seem kind evidence number substantiate claim poll number college debaters also watch trump performance bemusement say connie lee 18 president dartmouth college parliamentary debate team name-calling ad hominem attack get make fun debate-watching party lee say say many collegiate debaters politically liberal still respect skilled oratory conservatives see cruz hold spot princeton university debate hall fame admire abilities joke ambitious debaters next ted cruz lee say trump spokeswoman say campaign doubt debate ability accord online poll mr. trump perform exceptionally well debate spokeswoman hope hicks say e-mail despite give poor mark trump debate performances gabrielino yuill say tell students note well trump get spotlight convey message tell important get attention report scott malone edit frances kerry article fund part sap independently create reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation production 're fire u.s. school debaters dim view trump 's podium style