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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






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






5. 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






6. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






8. Exaggeration






9. 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?






10. Deliberate correction






11. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






13. 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'






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






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






16. 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






17. '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?






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






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






20. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






21. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






22. 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






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






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






25. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






26. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






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






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






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






30. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






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






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






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






34. 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 -'






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






36. Who developed the argument from general probability?






37. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






38. 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






39. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






41. Set two things in opposition






42. 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






43. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






45. Oppostite of Litotes






46. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






48. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






50. If A then B A Therefore B







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