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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






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






3. Term with higher (positive) value






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






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






6. What vehicles and tenors share






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






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






9. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






11. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






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






14. 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'






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






16. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






18. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






19. After this - therefore on account of this






20. 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'






21. 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






22. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






23. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






25. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






26. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






27. An argument that follows proper logical form






28. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






29. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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?






40. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






41. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






42. 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






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






44. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






46. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






47. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






49. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






50. 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?