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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






2. Beginning repeated






3. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






4. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible






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






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






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






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






9. Ideas repeated






10. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






11. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






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






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






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






16. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____

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17. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






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






20. 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






21. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






23. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






25. Ending repeated






26. 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?






27. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






28. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






29. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






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






31. If A then B A Therefore B






32. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






34. Set two things in opposition






35. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






36. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






37. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






38. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






40. 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'






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






42. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






43. 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)






44. Opposite of Hyperbole






45. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






46. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






48. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






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






50. Opposite of Anaphora