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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






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






3. 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?






4. 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'






5. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






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






9. A or B Not A Therefore - B






10. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






12. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






14. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






15. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






16. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






17. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






18. Beginning repeated






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






20. 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'






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






22. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






23. An argument with true premises and valid form






24. 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






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






26. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






27. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?






28. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






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






30. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






31. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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?






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






38. Good Moral Character






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






40. Opposite of Anaphora






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






42. Exaggeration






43. Ask a rhetorical question






44. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






45. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






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






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






48. 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 -'






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






50. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.







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