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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






2. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






3. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






4. If A then B A Therefore B






5. Term with higher (positive) value






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






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






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






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






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






11. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






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. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






14. Structure repeated






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






16. Set two things in opposition






17. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






18. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






20. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






22. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






23. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






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






25. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






26. What vehicles and tenors share






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






28. An argument that follows proper logical form






29. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






30. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






31. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






32. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






33. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






34. 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?






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






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






37. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






38. 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?






39. beginning repeated at ending






40. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






41. 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






42. 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 -'






43. After this - therefore on account of this






44. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






46. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






47. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






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






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






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