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Public Debating

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






2. Using a term in an argument in one sense in one place and another sense in another place






3. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






4. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






5. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






6. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






7. 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'






8. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






9. Ask a rhetorical question






10. Structure repeated






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






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






13. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






14. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






15. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






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






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






19. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






20. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






21. Understatement






22. An argument with true premises and valid form






23. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






24. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






25. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






26. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'






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






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






29. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






38. 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






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

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






41. Opposite of Epanalepsis






42. Beginning repeated






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






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






49. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






50. 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'