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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. If A then B A Therefore B






3. 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'






4. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






5. 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.






6. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






7. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






15. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






16. 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.






17. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






18. What vehicles and tenors share






19. Opposite of Hyperbole






20. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






21. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






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






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






25. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






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






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






29. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






30. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






31. 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






32. 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






33. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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'






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






39. A or B Not A Therefore - B






40. If A then B B Therefore - A






41. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






43. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






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






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






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






47. 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 -'






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






49. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






50. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court