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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Metaphors use ____ and ____






2. After this - therefore on account of this






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






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






5. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






6. Understatement






7. '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?






8. 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






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






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






11. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






12. Ideas repeated






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






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






15. Good Moral Character






16. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






18. 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'






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






20. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






21. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






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






23. Opposite of Epistrophe






24. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






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






26. 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'






27. An argument with true premises and valid form






28. 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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






33. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






34. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






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






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






37. Prolepsis - Direct Refutation - Conceding some points to focus on others - Agree on commonality then refute - and Turn are all examples of _____ ______






38. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






39. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






41. 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?






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






43. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






44. 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






45. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






47. What vehicles and tenors share






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






49. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






50. If A then B B Therefore - A