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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






2. 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'






3. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






11. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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

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13. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






14. 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?






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






16. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






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






18. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






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






20. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






21. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






23. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






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






25. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






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






27. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






29. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






30. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






31. Beginning repeated






32. Opposite of Epanalepsis






33. 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?






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






35. 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'






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






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






38. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






39. 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'






40. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






42. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






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






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






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






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






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






48. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






49. Term with higher (positive) value






50. Structure repeated