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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






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






3. Deliberate correction






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






5. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






6. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






7. 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.






8. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






9. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






10. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






11. Prolepsis - Direct Refutation - Conceding some points to focus on others - Agree on commonality then refute - and Turn are all examples of _____ ______






12. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






13. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






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






16. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






17. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






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






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






21. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






22. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






23. 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)






24. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






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






26. Appeals from the character of the speaker






27. 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






28. If A then B B Therefore - A






29. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






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






32. 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






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






34. A or B Not A Therefore - B






35. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






36. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






37. 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'






38. Opposite of Anaphora






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






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






41. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






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






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






44. 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






45. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






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






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






48. 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






49. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






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