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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






2. Who developed the argument from general probability?






3. Ask a rhetorical question






4. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






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






6. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






7. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






8. 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






9. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






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






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






12. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






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






14. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






15. 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?






16. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






17. beginning repeated at ending






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






19. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






20. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






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






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






23. Circular Reasoning






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






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






26. '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?






27. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






28. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






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






37. What vehicles and tenors share






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






39. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






40. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






42. Opposite of Epistrophe






43. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






44. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






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






46. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






48. 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






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






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






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