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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






2. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






3. 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 -'






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






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






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






7. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






8. 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?






9. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






10. Understatement






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






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






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






14. 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)






15. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






16. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






17. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






18. Opposite of Epistrophe






19. 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.






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






21. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






22. 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'






23. Good Moral Character






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






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






26. Incorrectly assuming that what is true of the parts is true of the whole






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






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






29. 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'






30. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






31. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






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






33. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?






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






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






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






37. 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?






38. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






39. 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






40. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






42. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






43. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






44. An argument that follows proper logical form






45. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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






50. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____