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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?






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






3. 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?






4. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






5. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






6. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






7. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






9. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






10. 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






11. Opposite of Anaphora






12. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






13. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






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






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






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






18. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






19. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






20. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






21. 1. Applying the tests of reasoning to show weaknesses in arguments and develop counterarguments 2. Accusing opponent of using fallacious reasoning 3. Pointing out a flawed metaphor 4. Discrediting the ethos of opponent 5. Pointing out flawed statisti






22. 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






23. 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






24. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






25. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






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






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






28. What vehicles and tenors share






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






30. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






31. 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






32. Beginning repeated






33. 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'






34. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






35. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






36. 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






37. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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






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






40. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






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






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






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






44. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






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






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






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






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






49. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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