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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opposite of anadiplosis






2. 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.






3. The list that builds






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






5. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






7. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






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






10. Opposite of Anaphora






11. 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.






12. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






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






15. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






17. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






18. 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






19. Understatement






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






21. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






22. Circular Reasoning






23. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






24. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






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






26. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






27. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






29. 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






30. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






31. 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.






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






33. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






40. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






42. 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






43. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






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






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






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






47. Term with higher (positive) value






48. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






49. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






50. An argument with true premises and valid form