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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






2. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






3. _____ rejected rhetoric as flattery - not truth - a 'knack' on par with 'cookery' and 'cosmetics'






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






5. Reasoning from case to case






6. Using a term in an argument in one sense in one place and another sense in another place






7. Term with higher (positive) value






8. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






9. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






10. '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?






11. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






12. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






13. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






14. Good Moral Character






15. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






16. 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'






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






18. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






19. 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'






20. Deliberate correction






21. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






22. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






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






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






25. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






26. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






27. 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






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






29. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






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






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






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






34. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






35. The list that builds






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






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






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






39. Circular Reasoning






40. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






41. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






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






43. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






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






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






46. Beginning repeated






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






48. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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