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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






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






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

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4. 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'






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






6. Ask a rhetorical question






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






8. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






10. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






11. 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






12. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






13. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






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






15. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






16. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






17. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






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






19. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






20. 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






21. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






22. 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:






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






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






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






26. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






28. Circular Reasoning






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






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






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






32. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






33. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






35. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






36. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






37. After this - therefore on account of this






38. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






39. Good Moral Character






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






41. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






42. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






43. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






44. 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






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






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. Reasoning from case to case






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






49. Opposite of Anaphora






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