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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






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






3. Metaphors use ____ and ____






4. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






7. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






8. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






10. Term with higher (positive) value






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






12. Set two things in opposition






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






14. 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?






15. 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 -'






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






17. 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'






18. 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?






19. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






20. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






21. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






23. What vehicles and tenors share






24. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






25. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






26. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. If A then B A Therefore B






32. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






33. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






34. An argument that follows proper logical form






35. 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






36. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






37. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






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






39. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






41. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






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






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






44. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






46. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






47. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






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






50. 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.