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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






2. 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






3. It does not follow - Red Herring belongs to this category






4. 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'






5. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






6. Opposite of Epistrophe






7. Term with higher (positive) value






8. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






9. Reasoning from case to case






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






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






12. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






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






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






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






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






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






18. Usually has three parts: 1. (MP) Major Premise - unequivocal statement 2. (mP) Minor Premise - about a specific case 3. (C) Conclusion - follows necessarily from the premises






19. If A then B B Therefore - A






20. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






21. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






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






24. 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?






25. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






26. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






28. 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






29. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






30. Opposite of Hyperbole






31. The list that builds






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Oppostite of Litotes






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






43. Appeals from the character of the speaker






44. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






45. Ending repeated






46. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






47. 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.






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






49. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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