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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






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






3. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






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






6. 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






7. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






8. If A then B A Therefore B






9. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






10. 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'






11. 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






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


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






14. Beginning repeated






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






16. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






17. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






18. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






19. Deliberate correction






20. Term with higher (positive) value






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 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






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






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






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






26. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






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






37. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






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






39. 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






40. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






41. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. What vehicles and tenors share






48. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






49. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






50. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest