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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the metaphor overused - heard so many times that it becomes tedious rather than persuasive?






2. 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.






3. 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






4. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






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






6. Beginning repeated






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






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






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






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






11. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






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






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






15. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






16. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






17. Appeals from the character of the speaker






18. An argument that follows proper logical form






19. Understatement






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






21. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






23. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






24. If A then B B Therefore - A






25. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






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. 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 -'






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






30. Oppostite of Litotes






31. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon experience that is specific to a particular culture






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






33. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






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






36. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






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






38. 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?






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






40. Wrote 'On Not Being' and 'In Defense of Helen'






41. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






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






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






45. 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






46. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






48. 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






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






50. Set two things in opposition