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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






2. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






4. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights






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






6. An implicit comparison made by referring to one thing as another






7. 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'






8. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






9. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






10. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






11. Good Moral Character






12. Reasoning from case to case






13. Value Hierarchy Visualization






14. 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.






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






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






17. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






19. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






20. 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 -'






21. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






22. A or B Not A Therefore - B






23. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






25. Usually has three parts: 1. (MP) Major Premise - unequivocal statement 2. (mP) Minor Premise - about a specific case 3. (C) Conclusion - follows necessarily from the premises






26. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






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






28. 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'






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






30. Repetition of the same idea - changing either its words - its delivery - or the general treatment it is given.






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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?






36. If A then B A Therefore B






37. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






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






39. Term with higher (positive) value






40. Does the argument effectively appeal to audience values and priorities? Does the argument accurately capture the values at play in this situation?






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






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






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






44. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






45. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






46. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






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






48. 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'






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






50. 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







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