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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






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






3. Appeals from the character of the speaker






4. 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






5. Opposite of Epanalepsis






6. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






7. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






9. The list that builds






10. Understatement






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






12. 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?






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






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






15. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






18. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






19. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






20. Metaphors use ____ and ____






21. An argument with true premises and valid form






22. Oppostite of Litotes






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






24. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






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






26. Reasoning from case to case






27. '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?






28. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






30. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






31. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






32. Ending repeated






33. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






35. Opposite of Epistrophe






36. Who developed the argument from general probability?






37. Deliberate correction






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






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






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






41. Opposite of anadiplosis






42. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






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






44. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






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






46. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






47. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






48. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






49. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






50. 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)







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