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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






2. 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 -'






3. '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?






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






5. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






6. 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






7. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






9. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






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






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






12. 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'






13. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






15. Deliberate correction






16. If A then B B Therefore - A






17. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






18. Exaggeration






19. Beginning repeated






20. 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?






21. 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






22. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






23. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____

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31. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.






32. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






33. 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






34. What vehicles and tenors share






35. Opposite of Epistrophe






36. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






37. After this - therefore on account of this






38. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






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






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






41. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






42. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






44. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






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






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






47. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






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






49. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






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