I do agree it is probably wise to avoid making a public appearance with some anonymous debating partner or interviewer who remains anonymous during the public event.
Personally I think his background (not even high school grad) and the outfit both display him as norm braking and original in thought. His accomplishments seem to support the view he is very intelligent (not some quack or cult thing) so formal credentials don’t matter for me, and the outfit doesn’t seem to undermine credibility (a bit of messenger versus message issue there I think).
Have not seen the debate (or seen transcripts) so not take on that aspect.
I do agree it is probably wise to avoid making a public appearance with some anonymous debating partner or interviewer who remains anonymous during the public event.
Personally I think his background (not even high school grad) and the outfit both display him as norm braking and original in thought. His accomplishments seem to support the view he is very intelligent (not some quack or cult thing) so formal credentials don’t matter for me, and the outfit doesn’t seem to undermine credibility (a bit of messenger versus message issue there I think).
Have not seen the debate (or seen transcripts) so not take on that aspect.