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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






2. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






3. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






4. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






5. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






6. 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'






7. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






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






9. 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'






10. 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






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






12. Structure repeated






13. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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


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






17. 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






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






19. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






20. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






21. beginning repeated at ending






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






23. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






29. 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'






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






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






32. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






34. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






35. Deliberate correction






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






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






38. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






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






40. 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






41. Good Moral Character






42. 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?






43. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






45. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






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






47. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






48. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






49. A or B Not A Therefore - B






50. Exaggeration