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Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






2. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






3. An argument that follows proper logical form






4. 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






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






6. Ideas repeated






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






8. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






10. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






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






13. After this - therefore on account of this






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






15. 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'






16. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






17. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






18. 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'






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






20. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






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






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






23. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






24. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






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

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26. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






27. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






28. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






29. Reasoning from case to case






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






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






32. '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?






33. 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'






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






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






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






37. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






39. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






41. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






42. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






43. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






44. 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?






45. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






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






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






48. Oppostite of Litotes






49. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






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







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