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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






2. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






3. '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?






4. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






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






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






7. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






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






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






12. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






13. An argument that follows proper logical form






14. 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'






15. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






16. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






17. 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






18. 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?






19. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






21. Reasoning from case to case






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






23. 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?






24. Ideas repeated






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






26. 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






27. An argument with true premises and valid form






28. 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.






29. 'X is an sign of Y' is what arg's warrant?






30. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






31. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






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






33. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






35. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






37. 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






38. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






40. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






41. Structure repeated






42. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






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






44. 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






45. A or B Not A Therefore - B






46. Metaphors use ____ and ____






47. 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?






48. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






49. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






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