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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Opposite of Anaphora






2. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Appeals from the character of the speaker






15. 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'






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

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






18. 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'






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






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






21. 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?






22. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






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






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






25. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






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






27. 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.






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






29. Opposite of Hyperbole






30. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






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






33. 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






34. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






35. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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






37. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






38. Set two things in opposition






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






40. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






41. 1. Applying the tests of reasoning to show weaknesses in arguments and develop counterarguments 2. Accusing opponent of using fallacious reasoning 3. Pointing out a flawed metaphor 4. Discrediting the ethos of opponent 5. Pointing out flawed statisti






42. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.






43. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






44. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






45. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






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






47. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






49. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






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







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