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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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'






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






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






4. Deliberate correction






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






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






7. 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






8. Circular Reasoning






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






10. Structure repeated






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






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






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






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






15. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






16. Term with lower (negative) value






17. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






18. Good Moral Character






19. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






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






21. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






23. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






25. If A then B B Therefore - A






26. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






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






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






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






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






37. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






38. 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






39. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






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






41. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






42. 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.






43. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






44. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






45. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






46. Value Hierarchy Visualization






47. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






48. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






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






50. 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'