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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






2. Reasoning from case to case






3. Term with lower (negative) value






4. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






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






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






7. 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'






8. Ask a rhetorical question






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






10. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






11. 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)






12. The list that builds






13. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






14. Beginning repeated






15. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






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






18. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






19. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






27. Ending repeated






28. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






29. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






30. 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.






31. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






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






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






34. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






35. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






36. Understatement






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






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






39. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






40. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






41. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






42. Deliberate correction






43. What vehicles and tenors share






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

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45. 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.






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






47. Appeals from the character of the speaker






48. 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'






49. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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