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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Circular Reasoning






2. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






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






4. 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






5. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






6. 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






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






8. 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 -'






9. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






10. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






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






12. '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?






13. 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.






14. 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'






15. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






16. 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






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






18. 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'






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






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






21. Term with lower (negative) value






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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:






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






29. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






30. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






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






32. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






34. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






35. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






36. 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






37. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






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






39. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






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






41. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____


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






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






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






45. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






46. After this - therefore on account of this






47. 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






48. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






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






50. 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