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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Term with lower (negative) value






2. 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'






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






4. 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






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






6. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






8. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






10. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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.






15. 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?






16. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members






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






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






19. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






20. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






21. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






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






24. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






26. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






27. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others






28. Understatement






29. Structure repeated






30. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






32. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






33. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






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






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






36. 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'






37. Opposite of Epistrophe






38. 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






39. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






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






41. 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'






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






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






49. 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






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