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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






2. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






3. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






4. The list that builds






5. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






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






7. An argument that follows proper logical form






8. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






10. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






11. Deliberate correction






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






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






14. Reasoning from case to case






15. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






23. 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'






24. Beginning repeated






25. beginning repeated at ending






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






27. 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






28. 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?






29. After this - therefore on account of this






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






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






32. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






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






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






35. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






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






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






38. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






40. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






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






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






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






44. Good Moral Character






45. Metaphors use ____ and ____






46. 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'






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






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






49. Oppostite of Litotes






50. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.