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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






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






3. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






4. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____

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5. Structure repeated






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






7. Opposite of anadiplosis






8. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






9. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






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






11. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






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






14. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






16. 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'






17. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






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






20. Beginning repeated






21. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'






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






23. Good Moral Character






24. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






25. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






27. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






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






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






30. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






31. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






32. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






33. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Set two things in opposition






38. 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






39. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






40. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






42. Ending repeated






43. 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






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






45. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






46. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






47. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






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






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






50. A or B Not A Therefore - B







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