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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






10. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






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






13. The list that builds






14. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






15. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






16. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






18. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






20. Ideas repeated






21. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






22. A legitimate generalization is applied to a particular case in an absolute manner






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






24. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






25. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






26. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






27. 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:






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






29. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






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






31. Opposite of anadiplosis






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






39. Ask a rhetorical question






40. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






41. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






42. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






44. 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






45. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'






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






47. 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






48. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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