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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






2. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






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






5. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






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






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






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






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






11. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






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






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






14. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






15. 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






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






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






18. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






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






28. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






29. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






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






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






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






33. A or B Not A Therefore - B






34. 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'






35. If A then B A Therefore B






36. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






37. The list that builds






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






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

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






41. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






42. 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?






43. Opposite of Epistrophe






44. Reasoning from case to case






45. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






46. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






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






48. 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






49. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






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