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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






2. 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 -'






3. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument






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






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






6. After this - therefore on account of this






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






12. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






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






15. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






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






17. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






18. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






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






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






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






22. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






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






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






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






27. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






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






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






30. 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.






31. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






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






33. 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'






34. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






35. Reasoning from case to case






36. 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






37. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






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






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






41. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






42. 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'






43. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






45. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






46. What vehicles and tenors share






47. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






48. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






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






50. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins