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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






5. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






6. Opposite of Anaphora






7. Term with higher (positive) value






8. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






14. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






15. 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






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






17. 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?






18. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






19. Who developed the argument from general probability?






20. A or B Not A Therefore - B






21. 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?






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






27. Understatement






28. Reasoning from case to case






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






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






31. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






32. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






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






34. Ask a rhetorical question






35. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






36. 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'






37. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






38. 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)






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






40. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






41. 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






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






43. 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'






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






45. Good Moral Character






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






47. 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 -'






48. 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






49. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






50. Opposite of Hyperbole