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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






2. 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?






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






4. An argument with true premises and valid form






5. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






6. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






7. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






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






9. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






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






11. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






12. Good Moral Character






13. Appeals from the character of the speaker






14. 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'






15. Ending repeated






16. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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'






21. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






22. If A then B A Therefore B






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






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






25. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'






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






27. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






28. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






29. 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






30. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






31. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






33. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






34. Ask a rhetorical question






35. Usually has three parts: 1. (MP) Major Premise - unequivocal statement 2. (mP) Minor Premise - about a specific case 3. (C) Conclusion - follows necessarily from the premises






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






37. 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'






38. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






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






41. 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.






42. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Who developed the argument from general probability?






49. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






50. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous