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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






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






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






4. 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 -'






5. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






6. Value Hierarchy Visualization






7. Structure repeated






8. Part of the blame stock issue - the acceptance or obedience to the policy or law makes it ineffective






9. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






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






11. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






13. 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'






14. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






15. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






16. 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.






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






18. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






20. A or B Not A Therefore - B






21. Set two things in opposition






22. Opposite of Epanalepsis






23. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






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






25. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






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






27. Opposite of Anaphora






28. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






30. 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






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






32. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






33. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






34. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






35. Deliberate correction






36. Term with higher (positive) value






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






38. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






39. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






41. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






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






43. 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'






44. Term with lower (negative) value






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Exaggeration






50. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____







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