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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






2. 'X is an sign of Y' is what arg's warrant?






3. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






4. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






5. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






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






7. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






10. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






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






12. beginning repeated at ending






13. 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






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






15. Ideas repeated






16. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






17. Ask a rhetorical question






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






19. 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?






20. Term with higher (positive) value






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






22. A or B Not A Therefore - B






23. An argument that follows proper logical form






24. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






25. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






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






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






28. 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






29. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






30. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






32. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






33. 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?






34. Ending repeated






35. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






36. Term with lower (negative) value






37. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






39. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






40. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






41. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






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






43. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






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






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






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






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


48. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






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






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