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Subject : soft-skills
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1. '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?






2. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






3. 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






4. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






5. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






7. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






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






10. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






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






13. 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'






14. Who developed the argument from general probability?






15. Opposite of Epanalepsis






16. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






17. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






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






19. 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






20. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






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






28. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






29. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'






30. Understatement






31. Exaggeration






32. 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






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






34. If A then B A Therefore B






35. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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






37. 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 -'






38. 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'






39. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






40. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






41. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






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






43. 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.






44. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






46. Value Hierarchy Visualization






47. Term with lower (negative) value






48. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






49. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






50. What vehicles and tenors share







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