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Public Debating

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






2. Who developed the argument from general probability?






3. 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?






4. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






5. 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






6. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






8. Exaggeration






9. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






10. 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.






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






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






13. Ending repeated






14. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






16. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






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






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






20. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






21. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






22. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






23. 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






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






25. What vehicles and tenors share






26. beginning repeated at ending






27. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






28. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






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






30. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






31. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






32. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






33. Term with higher (positive) value






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






35. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






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






38. Opposite of anadiplosis






39. '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?






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






41. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






42. 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'






43. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






44. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






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






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






47. If A then B A Therefore B






48. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






49. Ask a rhetorical question






50. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.