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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






2. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






3. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






4. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






5. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






6. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






7. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






8. It does not follow - Red Herring belongs to this category






9. Understatement






10. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






11. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____


12. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






13. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






14. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






15. Opposite of Anaphora






16. Opposite of Hyperbole






17. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






18. The list that builds






19. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






20. An argument that follows proper logical form






21. Deliberate correction






22. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






23. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






24. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






25. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






26. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






27. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






28. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






29. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






30. Is the source qualified to say what is being said? Is she or he in a position to know this information? Does the testimony represent what the authority really meant to say? Is the source relatively unbiased and recent?






31. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






32. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






33. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






34. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






35. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






36. Ideas repeated






37. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






38. Set two things in opposition






39. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






40. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






41. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






42. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






43. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






44. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






45. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






46. Opposite of Epistrophe






47. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






48. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






49. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






50. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth