Before revision: History The role of the discussion moderator became significant in the year 1780, when a "Rage for publick debate" led to a number of different organizations advertising and hosting debates for anywhere between 650 and 1200 people.Donna T. Andrew, Introduction to London Debating Societies, ix; Mary Thale, "London Debating Societies in the 1790s," The Historical Journal 32, no.
After revision: History The role of the discussion moderator became significant in the year 1780, when a "Rage for public debate" led to a number of different organizations advertising and hosting debates for anywhere between 650 and 1200 people.Donna T. Andrew, Introduction to London Debating Societies, ix; Mary Thale, "London Debating Societies in the 1790s," The Historical Journal 32, no.