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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






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






3. 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'






4. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






6. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






12. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'






13. Opposite of Anaphora






14. Beginning repeated






15. Ask a rhetorical question






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Ending repeated






22. 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






23. Deliberate correction






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






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






26. Opposite of anadiplosis






27. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






28. Exaggeration






29. 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






30. Good Moral Character






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

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32. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






33. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






34. 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






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






36. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






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






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






39. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






40. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






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






44. 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'






45. Part of the blame stock issue - the acceptance or obedience to the policy or law makes it ineffective






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






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






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






49. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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