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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






2. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






3. 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






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






5. '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?






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






7. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






8. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






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






10. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






17. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






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






19. What vehicles and tenors share






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






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






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






23. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






24. An argument with true premises and valid form






25. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






26. Reasoning from case to case






27. Opposite of Hyperbole






28. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






29. Structure repeated






30. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






31. 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'






32. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






34. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






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






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






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






38. Good Moral Character






39. Ending repeated






40. Metaphors use ____ and ____






41. 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?






42. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






43. 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?






44. 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.






45. Opposite of Epanalepsis






46. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






47. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






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






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






50. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?







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