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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






3. What vehicles and tenors share






4. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






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






6. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






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






8. Deliberate correction






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






11. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






12. Set two things in opposition






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






14. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






18. '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?






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






20. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






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






22. 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?






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






24. 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.






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






26. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






27. 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'






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






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






30. Oppostite of Litotes






31. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






32. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






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






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






35. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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






37. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






38. 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






39. 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?






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






41. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






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






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






44. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






46. Who developed the argument from general probability?






47. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






48. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






50. After this - therefore on account of this







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