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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






2. Reasoning from case to case






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






4. 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






5. Oppostite of Litotes






6. Opposite of anadiplosis






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






8. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






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






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






11. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






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






13. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






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






15. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






16. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






17. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






19. beginning repeated at ending






20. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






22. Appeals from the character of the speaker






23. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






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






26. 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






27. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






28. What vehicles and tenors share






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






30. 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?






31. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






32. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






33. Ideas repeated






34. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






35. If A then B B Therefore - A






36. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






38. Set two things in opposition






39. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






40. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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

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42. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






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






44. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






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






46. Exaggeration






47. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






48. If A then B A Therefore B






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






50. If A then B Not A Therefore not B







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