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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






3. After this - therefore on account of this






4. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






5. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






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






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






9. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






12. 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






13. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






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






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






16. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






18. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






19. If A then B A Therefore B






20. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






21. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






22. Deliberate correction






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






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






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






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






27. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






28. Understatement






29. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






30. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






31. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






33. 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?






34. 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'






35. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






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






37. 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






38. An argument that follows proper logical form






39. Good Moral Character






40. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






41. Term with lower (negative) value






42. 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'






43. 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






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






45. Reasoning from case to case






46. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






47. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






48. 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.






49. An argument with true premises and valid form






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