Test your basic knowledge |

Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






2. 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






3. 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.






4. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






11. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






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






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






14. 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'






15. What vehicles and tenors share






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






17. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






19. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






20. 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'






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






22. Who developed the argument from general probability?






23. Beginning repeated






24. Understatement






25. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






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






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






29. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






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






31. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






32. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






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






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






35. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






36. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






37. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






38. Deliberate correction






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






44. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






45. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






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






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






48. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'






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






50. Is the source qualified to say what is being said? Is she or he in a position to know this information? Does the testimony represent what the authority really meant to say? Is the source relatively unbiased and recent?







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests