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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Good Moral Character






2. Is the source qualified to say what is being said? Is she or he in a position to know this information? Does the testimony represent what the authority really meant to say? Is the source relatively unbiased and recent?






3. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






4. 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'






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






6. Ending repeated






7. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






9. 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.






10. What vehicles and tenors share






11. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






12. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






18. Ideas repeated






19. 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






20. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






21. 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?






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






23. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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






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






26. 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'






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






28. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






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

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35. An argument with true premises and valid form






36. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






37. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






38. 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






39. If A then B A Therefore B






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






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






42. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Value Hierarchy Visualization