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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






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






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






4. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






7. 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.






8. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






9. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






10. Set two things in opposition






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






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






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






14. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






16. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






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






18. The list that builds






19. Opposite of Epanalepsis






20. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






21. A legitimate generalization is applied to a particular case in an absolute manner






22. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






23. Are the two things really alike - or are there significant differences that might make them unalike in this respect? Are the negative consequences to comparing these two things? Is the analogy clear or confusing?






24. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






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






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






27. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






29. 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






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






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






33. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






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






35. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






36. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






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






39. Opposite of anadiplosis






40. 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






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






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






43. What vehicles and tenors share






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






45. Exaggeration






46. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






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






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






50. '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?