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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






2. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






4. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






5. Opposite of Anaphora






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






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






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






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






10. Set two things in opposition






11. Ending repeated






12. The list that builds






13. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






14. Oppostite of Litotes






15. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






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






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






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






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






20. If A then B B Therefore - A






21. 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?






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






23. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






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






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






27. 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'






28. Circular Reasoning






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






30. Term with lower (negative) value






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






32. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






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






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






35. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






36. beginning repeated at ending






37. Deliberate correction






38. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






39. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






40. Beginning repeated






41. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






47. 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?






48. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






49. Opposite of Hyperbole






50. 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