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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






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






3. 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






4. If A then B A Therefore B






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






6. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






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






9. 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'






10. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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 -'






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






17. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'






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






19. What vehicles and tenors share






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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:






26. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






27. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






28. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






30. Ideas repeated






31. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






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






33. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






34. 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






35. 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






36. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






38. 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'






39. 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






40. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






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






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






43. 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?






44. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






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






46. Circular Reasoning






47. 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'






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






49. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






50. Deliberate correction