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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






2. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






3. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






4. 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?






5. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






8. 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'






9. Value Hierarchy Visualization






10. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






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






12. Part of the blame stock issue - the acceptance or obedience to the policy or law makes it ineffective






13. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






14. An argument with true premises and valid form






15. Reasoning from case to case






16. 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






17. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






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






19. '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?






20. Opposite of anadiplosis






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






22. 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?






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






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






25. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






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






27. 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






28. After this - therefore on account of this






29. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






31. A or B Not A Therefore - B






32. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






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






37. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






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






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






41. Consistency - Decorum - Refutation Potential - Cliche and Mixed _____ are forms of judging ______(s)






42. 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






43. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






44. 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






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






46. Prolepsis - Direct Refutation - Conceding some points to focus on others - Agree on commonality then refute - and Turn are all examples of _____ ______






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






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






49. 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






50. What vehicles and tenors share