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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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?






3. A legitimate generalization is applied to a particular case in an absolute manner






4. 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






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






6. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






8. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






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






10. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






11. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






12. Appeals from the character of the speaker






13. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






14. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






15. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






16. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






18. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






19. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






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






22. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






23. Term with higher (positive) value






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






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






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






27. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






28. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






31. 1. Applying the tests of reasoning to show weaknesses in arguments and develop counterarguments 2. Accusing opponent of using fallacious reasoning 3. Pointing out a flawed metaphor 4. Discrediting the ethos of opponent 5. Pointing out flawed statisti






32. 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)






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






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






35. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






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






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






39. 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'






40. 'X is an sign of Y' is what arg's warrant?






41. 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'






42. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






46. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






47. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






48. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






49. 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






50. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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