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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






2. What vehicles and tenors share






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






10. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






11. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






12. 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






13. beginning repeated at ending






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






15. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?






16. 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.






17. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






18. Term with higher (positive) value






19. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






20. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






21. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






22. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






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






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






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






26. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






27. 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)






28. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






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






30. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






31. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






33. An argument that follows proper logical form






34. Consistency - Decorum - Refutation Potential - Cliche and Mixed _____ are forms of judging ______(s)






35. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






36. Opposite of Anaphora






37. Deliberate correction






38. Circular Reasoning






39. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






40. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






41. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






42. 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.






43. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






44. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






45. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






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






48. Value Hierarchy Visualization






49. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






50. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'







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