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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. beginning repeated at ending






2. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






9. 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






10. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






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






12. 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?






13. 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






14. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






15. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






16. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






17. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






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






20. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






21. 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






22. 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'






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






24. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






25. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






26. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






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






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






29. Reasoning from case to case






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






31. After this - therefore on account of this






32. 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.






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






34. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






35. Term with higher (positive) value






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






37. 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'






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






39. 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?






40. 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






41. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






42. 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'






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






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






45. Ideas repeated






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Ending repeated







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