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Subject : soft-skills
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1. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






2. 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






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






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






5. Using a term in an argument in one sense in one place and another sense in another place






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






7. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






9. Are the two things really alike - or are there significant differences that might make them unalike in this respect? Are the negative consequences to comparing these two things? Is the analogy clear or confusing?






10. 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.






11. Good Moral Character






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






13. The list that builds






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Term with lower (negative) value






20. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






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






22. 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






23. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






25. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






26. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






27. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






28. Appeals from the character of the speaker






29. What vehicles and tenors share






30. 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'






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






32. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






33. Understatement






34. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






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






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






37. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






38. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






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






40. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






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






42. 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.






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






44. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






45. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






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






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






48. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






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






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







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