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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:political_debates
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased tensions leading to Civil War
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and art
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gptkbp:demographics
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thousands
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gptkbp:douglas's_background
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politician and lawyer
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gptkbp:douglas's_future
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continued to be a prominent politician
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gptkbp:douglas's_position
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popular sovereignty
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gptkbp:duration
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3 hours
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gptkbp:fifth_debate_location
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gptkb:Quincy,_Illinois
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gptkbp:first_debate_location
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gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
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gptkbp:format
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public speeches
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gptkbp:fourth_debate_location
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gptkb:Charleston,_Illinois
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gptkbp:held_in
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gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied in political science courses
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gptkbp:historical_context
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pre-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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examined moral issues of the time
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:influenced
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American political discourse
Lincoln's presidential campaign
Douglas's political career
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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gptkb:7
transcripts exist
letters and speeches archived
historical accounts written
newspaper articles published
one speaker speaks for 60 minutes
Douglas won the Senate seat
Douglas's use of rhetoric
Lincoln's use of logic
concludes with a 30-minute closing statement
extensive research by both candidates
followed by a 90-minute rebuttal
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gptkbp:legacy
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set a precedent for future debates
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gptkbp:lincoln's_background
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self-educated lawyer
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gptkbp:lincoln's_famous_quote
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
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gptkbp:lincoln's_future
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became the 16th President of the United States
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gptkbp:lincoln's_position
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anti-slavery expansion
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gptkbp:lincoln's_strategy
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focused on moral arguments
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Illinois
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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newspapers
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gptkbp:nickname
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focused on legal arguments
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gptkbp:public_reaction
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highly publicized
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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Lincoln's national prominence
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gptkbp:second_debate_location
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gptkb:Freeport,_Illinois
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gptkbp:seventh_debate_location
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gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
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gptkbp:significance
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highlighted sectional tensions
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gptkbp:sixth_debate_location
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gptkb:Galesburg,_Illinois
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gptkbp:third_debate_location
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gptkb:Jonesboro,_Illinois
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gptkbp:topics
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slavery
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gptkbp:year
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1858
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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