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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. An argument with true premises and valid form






3. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






4. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






5. 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 -'






6. 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






7. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






8. After this - therefore on account of this






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






10. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






11. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






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






14. Opposite of Epistrophe






15. 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






16. Term with lower (negative) value






17. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






18. Ask a rhetorical question






19. 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'






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






21. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'






22. 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.






23. Opposite of Epanalepsis






24. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






25. 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






26. 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






27. Oppostite of Litotes






28. Circular Reasoning






29. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






30. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






31. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






32. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






33. 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?






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






35. 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'






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






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






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






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






40. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






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






42. Ending repeated






43. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






44. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






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






46. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






47. Understatement






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






49. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






50. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction