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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






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






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






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






5. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






6. Good Moral Character






7. Beginning repeated






8. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






9. 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?






10. Set two things in opposition






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






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






13. 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?






14. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






16. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






17. Ending repeated






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






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






20. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






21. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






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






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






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






25. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






27. 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






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






29. Understatement






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






31. 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






32. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






33. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






34. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






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






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






37. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






38. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






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






41. 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






42. 1. Applying the tests of reasoning to show weaknesses in arguments and develop counterarguments 2. Accusing opponent of using fallacious reasoning 3. Pointing out a flawed metaphor 4. Discrediting the ethos of opponent 5. Pointing out flawed statisti






43. Opposite of anadiplosis






44. 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






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






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






47. 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?






48. 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)






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






50. A legitimate generalization is applied to a particular case in an absolute manner