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Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






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






3. 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'






4. Ending repeated






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






6. Opposite of Anaphora






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






8. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






10. 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






11. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






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






14. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






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






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






17. An argument that follows proper logical form






18. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






19. Term with lower (negative) value






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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'






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






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






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






29. The list that builds






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






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






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






33. If A then B A Therefore B






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






35. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






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






37. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






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






39. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






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






41. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






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






50. Set two things in opposition






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