The people most likely to watch a televised debate between political candidates are the most committed members of the electorate and thus the most likely to have already made up their minds about whom to support. Furthermore, following a debate, uncommitted viewers are generally undecided about who won the debate. Hence, winning a televised debate does little to bolster one' s chances of winning an election. The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism because the argument fails to consider the possibility that ["people's voting behavior may be influenced in unpredictable ways by comments made by the participants in a televised debate", 'people who are committed to a particular candidate will vote even if their candidate is perceived as having lost a televised debate', 'the voting behavior of people who do not watch a televised debate is influenced by reports about the debate', 'watching an exciting debate makes people more likely to vote in an election']