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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Opposite of Epistrophe






2. 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.






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






4. Opposite of Hyperbole






5. 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'






6. Term with lower (negative) value






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






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






9. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






10. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






11. Set two things in opposition






12. 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






13. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






15. Opposite of anadiplosis






16. 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






17. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






18. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






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






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






22. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






23. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






24. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






25. Metaphors use ____ and ____






26. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






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






28. An argument that follows proper logical form






29. 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'






30. 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






31. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






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






33. Structure repeated






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






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






36. Using a term in an argument in one sense in one place and another sense in another place






37. Ask a rhetorical question






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






39. 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






40. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






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






42. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






43. The list that builds






44. 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






45. Are the two things really alike - or are there significant differences that might make them unalike in this respect? Are the negative consequences to comparing these two things? Is the analogy clear or confusing?






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






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






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






49. beginning repeated at ending






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