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Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. 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'






3. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






4. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






5. 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






6. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






7. 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.






8. beginning repeated at ending






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






10. Appeals from the character of the speaker






11. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






12. Usually has three parts: 1. (MP) Major Premise - unequivocal statement 2. (mP) Minor Premise - about a specific case 3. (C) Conclusion - follows necessarily from the premises






13. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






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






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






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






17. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






18. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






20. Opposite of Hyperbole






21. The list that builds






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






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






24. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






25. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






26. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






27. 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






28. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






29. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






30. Oppostite of Litotes






31. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






32. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






33. 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?






34. Who developed the argument from general probability?






35. 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






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






37. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






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






39. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






40. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






42. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






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






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






46. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






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






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






49. Understatement






50. 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







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