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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






2. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






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






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






6. Opposite of Anaphora






7. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






8. Beginning repeated






9. Deliberate correction






10. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






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






13. beginning repeated at ending






14. Ask a rhetorical question






15. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






16. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






17. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






18. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






19. Ideas repeated






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






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






22. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






23. If A then B A Therefore B






24. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






25. The list that builds






26. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






27. A or B Not A Therefore - B






28. 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?






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






30. _____ rejected rhetoric as flattery - not truth - a 'knack' on par with 'cookery' and 'cosmetics'






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






32. Ending repeated






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






34. 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?






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






36. 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






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






38. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






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






40. 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






41. Term with higher (positive) value






42. Exaggeration






43. Opposite of anadiplosis






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






47. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






48. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






49. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






50. 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.







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