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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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






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






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






5. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






6. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?






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






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






9. Circular Reasoning






10. Opposite of anadiplosis






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






16. 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






17. A or B Not A Therefore - B






18. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






20. Structure repeated






21. 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'






22. 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.






23. Oppostite of Litotes






24. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






25. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






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






27. Term with higher (positive) value






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






29. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.






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






31. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






32. 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






33. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






34. If A then B A Therefore B






35. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






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






37. Opposite of Epistrophe






38. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






39. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






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






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






47. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






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






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






50. 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'







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