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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






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






4. Ask a rhetorical question






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






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






7. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?






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






9. 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






10. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






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






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






13. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






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






15. 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?






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






17. Opposite of Hyperbole






18. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






19. Opposite of Epanalepsis






20. 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






21. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






22. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






23. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






24. Exaggeration






25. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






26. If A then B B Therefore - A






27. 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






28. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'






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






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






35. Opposite of Epistrophe






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






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






43. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






44. Good Moral Character






45. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






47. After this - therefore on account of this






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






49. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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