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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






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






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






4. Term with lower (negative) value






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






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






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






13. Circular Reasoning






14. Is the source qualified to say what is being said? Is she or he in a position to know this information? Does the testimony represent what the authority really meant to say? Is the source relatively unbiased and recent?






15. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






21. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






23. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






24. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






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






26. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






27. If A then B A Therefore B






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






29. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






30. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






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






33. The list that builds






34. After this - therefore on account of this






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






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






37. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






38. 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?






39. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






41. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






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






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






44. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






45. 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)






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






47. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






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






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






50. Ask a rhetorical question






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