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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






2. Metaphors use ____ and ____






3. Set two things in opposition






4. Exaggeration






5. An argument with true premises and valid form






6. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






8. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






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






10. 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'






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






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






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






14. Reasoning from case to case






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






16. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






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






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






19. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. If A then B B Therefore - A






28. 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






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






30. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






32. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






34. Ideas repeated






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






36. Value Hierarchy Visualization






37. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






38. The list that builds






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






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






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






42. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






43. Opposite of Anaphora






44. 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'






45. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






46. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






47. _____ rejected rhetoric as flattery - not truth - a 'knack' on par with 'cookery' and 'cosmetics'






48. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






50. 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