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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Opposite of Anaphora






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






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






4. After this - therefore on account of this






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






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






7. An argument that follows proper logical form






8. 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?






9. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






10. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






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






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






13. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






15. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






16. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






18. What vehicles and tenors share






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






20. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






22. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






23. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






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






27. Ending repeated






28. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






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






30. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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






32. 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.






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






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. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






36. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






37. 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






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






39. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






40. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






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






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






44. '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?






45. 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 -'






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






47. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






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






49. Deliberate correction






50. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.