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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






3. 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






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






5. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






6. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






7. 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 -'






8. 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'






9. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






11. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






12. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






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






14. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____


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






16. 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






17. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






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






19. 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'






20. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






21. Ideas repeated






22. 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






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






24. If A then B A Therefore B






25. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






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






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






29. Structure repeated






30. 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






31. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






33. Ask a rhetorical question






34. 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'






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






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






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






38. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






39. Opposite of Anaphora






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






41. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






42. Reasoning from case to case






43. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






44. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






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






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






48. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






49. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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