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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. What vehicles and tenors share






2. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






11. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






12. 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'






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






14. 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'






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






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






17. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






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






19. Opposite of Epanalepsis






20. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






21. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






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






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






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






27. Ideas repeated






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Who developed the argument from general probability?






34. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






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






36. Value Hierarchy Visualization






37. Structure repeated






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






39. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






40. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






41. 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.






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






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






44. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






45. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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






47. If A then B A Therefore B






48. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






49. 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'






50. 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