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Subject : soft-skills
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1. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






2. 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'






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Opposite of Anaphora






6. Appeals from the character of the speaker






7. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






8. After this - therefore on account of this






9. Metaphors use ____ and ____






10. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






11. 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






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






13. 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?






14. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






15. Opposite of Epistrophe






16. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






18. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






20. Ideas repeated






21. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






22. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






23. 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?






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






25. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






26. Deliberate correction






27. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






28. An argument with true premises and valid form






29. Structure repeated






30. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






31. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






32. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






34. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






35. '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?






36. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






37. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






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






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






40. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






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






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






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






45. A legitimate generalization is applied to a particular case in an absolute manner






46. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






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






48. 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?






49. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






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