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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






2. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






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






4. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






7. A or B Not A Therefore - B






8. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






10. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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






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






13. Beginning repeated






14. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






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






17. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






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






19. Term with lower (negative) value






20. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






21. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






22. 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'






23. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






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






25. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






26. Opposite of anadiplosis






27. 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






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






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






30. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






31. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






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






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






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






37. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






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






39. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






40. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






41. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






42. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






43. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






44. 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?






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






46. Ending repeated






47. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






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






49. Ideas repeated






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







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