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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






2. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






3. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






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






5. Ask a rhetorical question






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






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






14. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






15. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






16. Beginning repeated






17. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






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






19. 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?






20. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






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






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






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






24. Set two things in opposition






25. 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






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






27. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






28. An argument with true premises and valid form






29. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






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






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






33. Understatement






34. Circular Reasoning






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






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






37. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






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






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






40. 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'






41. 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.






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






43. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






44. 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






45. 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






46. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






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






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






50. 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