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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






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






3. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






4. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






5. If A then B A Therefore B






6. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






7. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






8. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






9. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






10. A or B Not A Therefore - B






11. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






12. Reasoning from case to case






13. Opposite of Hyperbole






14. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






15. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






16. Opposite of Anaphora






17. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






18. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






19. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






20. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






21. Beginning repeated






22. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






23. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






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






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






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






27. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






28. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






29. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






30. 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






31. Ask a rhetorical question






32. 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






33. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






34. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'






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






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






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






38. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






39. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






40. 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.






41. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






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






43. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






44. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






45. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






46. 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?






47. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






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






49. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






50. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?