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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






2. 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






3. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






4. Term with higher (positive) value






5. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






6. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






7. Ideas repeated






8. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






9. The list that builds






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






11. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






12. Are the two things really alike - or are there significant differences that might make them unalike in this respect? Are the negative consequences to comparing these two things? Is the analogy clear or confusing?






13. Consistency - Decorum - Refutation Potential - Cliche and Mixed _____ are forms of judging ______(s)






14. beginning repeated at ending






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






16. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






18. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






20. Structure repeated






21. 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?






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






23. If A then B A Therefore B






24. Ending repeated






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






26. 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'






27. Opposite of Hyperbole






28. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






29. 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?






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






31. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






32. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






33. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






34. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






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






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






37. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Opposite of Epistrophe






43. After this - therefore on account of this






44. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






45. Exaggeration






46. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






47. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.






48. 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






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






50. What vehicles and tenors share