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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






2. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






3. Ending repeated






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






5. 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






6. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






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






17. Part of blame stock issue - the composition of the policy is flawed






18. 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.






19. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






20. Ideas repeated






21. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






23. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






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






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






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






27. The list that builds






28. Good Moral Character






29. Understatement






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






31. Exaggeration






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






33. Term with higher (positive) value






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






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






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. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






39. 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'






40. 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'






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






42. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






43. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






45. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






47. What vehicles and tenors share






48. 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?






49. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






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