debater

A witty and brilliant debater, he did not always show the best judgement.

Vance's nasty accusations may not play as well against "the coach," who is apparently a pretty solid debater himself.

Kamarck added that the impression on the screen may be “an angry scowling guy versus your son’s football coach at a backyard barbecue,” before adding that Vance probably will be a skilled debater.

"They always the losing person, the fighter, the debater, they always ask for a rematch."

Nixon himself later admitted that he looked more at Kennedy than the nation because he was behaving as a traditional debater, who advocates for their argument and capitalizes on their opponent's weaknesses through direct confrontation.