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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Opposite of anadiplosis






2. Oppostite of Litotes






3. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






4. 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 -'






5. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






6. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






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






8. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






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






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






11. Ending repeated






12. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






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






14. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






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






17. 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






18. Appeals from the character of the speaker






19. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






20. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






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






23. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






24. Opposite of Anaphora






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Who developed the argument from general probability?






32. What vehicles and tenors share






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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'






41. Term with higher (positive) value






42. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






43. 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.






44. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






45. If A then B B Therefore - A






46. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






47. Good Moral Character






48. beginning repeated at ending






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






50. Term with lower (negative) value