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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






2. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






3. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






4. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






5. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






6. 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'






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






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






9. Value Hierarchy Visualization






10. Ideas repeated






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






12. 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






13. The list that builds






14. Ending repeated






15. Part of the blame stock issue - the acceptance or obedience to the policy or law makes it ineffective






16. 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






17. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






18. Exaggeration






19. Incorrectly assuming that what is true of the parts is true of the whole






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






21. What vehicles and tenors share






22. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






23. 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'






24. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






25. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






26. Good Moral Character






27. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






28. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






29. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






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






31. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






32. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






33. 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






34. A or B Not A Therefore - B






35. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






37. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






38. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.






39. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






40. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






41. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






42. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






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