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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A or B Not A Therefore - B






2. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






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






4. 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'






5. Reasoning from case to case






6. An argument with true premises and valid form






7. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






8. 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.






9. Deliberate correction






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






11. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






14. Structure repeated






15. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






16. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






17. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






18. beginning repeated at ending






19. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






20. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






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






22. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






23. 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'






24. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






25. Exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






34. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






35. Term with higher (positive) value






36. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






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






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






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






42. Opposite of anadiplosis






43. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






44. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____

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45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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?






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






50. 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.