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Public Debating

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






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






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






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






5. It does not follow - Red Herring belongs to this category






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






7. A or B Not A Therefore - B






8. 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






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






10. Exaggeration






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






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






13. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






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






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






16. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






18. An argument with true premises and valid form






19. Term with lower (negative) value






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






21. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






22. If A then B B Therefore - A






23. 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






24. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






25. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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'






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






32. 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?






33. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






35. 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






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






37. Circular Reasoning






38. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






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






41. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






42. 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)






43. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






44. Prolepsis - Direct Refutation - Conceding some points to focus on others - Agree on commonality then refute - and Turn are all examples of _____ ______






45. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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






47. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






48. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






49. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






50. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry