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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Exaggeration






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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?






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






7. Set two things in opposition






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






9. 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 -'






10. 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






11. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






12. 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






13. Beginning repeated






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






15. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






16. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






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






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






21. Good Moral Character






22. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






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






25. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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






27. Circular Reasoning






28. 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






29. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






31. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






32. Ideas repeated






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






34. Term with higher (positive) value






35. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






36. Who developed the argument from general probability?






37. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






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






39. 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?






40. 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'






41. 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:






42. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






43. 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.






44. 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'






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






46. 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?






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






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






49. Ask a rhetorical question






50. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.