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Public Debating

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






2. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






3. 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






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






5. 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?






6. 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






7. Ideas repeated






8. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






9. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






10. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






11. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






12. After this - therefore on account of this






13. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






15. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






16. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






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






18. 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.






19. Circular Reasoning






20. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






21. 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






22. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






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






24. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






25. Set two things in opposition






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Opposite of Hyperbole






32. Term with lower (negative) value






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






34. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






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






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






37. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






38. 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'






39. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'






40. An argument that follows proper logical form






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Opposite of Anaphora






46. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






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






48. An argument with true premises and valid form






49. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






50. If A then B Not B Therefore not A