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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






2. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






4. 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?






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






6. 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.






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






8. It does not follow - Red Herring belongs to this category






9. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






11. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






12. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






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






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






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






17. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






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






19. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






20. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






21. 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






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






23. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






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






26. '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?






27. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






28. Opposite of Epanalepsis






29. Deliberate correction






30. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Opposite of Anaphora






37. 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:






38. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






39. 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?






40. What vehicles and tenors share






41. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






42. 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.






43. Exaggeration






44. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






45. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






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






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






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






50. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?