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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






2. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






3. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






5. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






6. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






8. 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'






9. 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






10. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






11. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






13. Understatement






14. Ideas repeated






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






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






17. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






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






20. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






22. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






23. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






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






25. If A then B A Therefore B






26. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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. Oppostite of Litotes






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






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






31. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






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






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






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






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






36. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






37. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'






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






39. Incorrectly assuming that what is true of the whole is true of the parts






40. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






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






42. 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?






43. Term with higher (positive) value






44. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






45. Structure repeated






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






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






48. Part of the blame stock issue - the acceptance or obedience to the policy or law makes it ineffective






49. 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






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







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