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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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?






2. After this - therefore on account of this






3. 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'






4. 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.






5. 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'






6. Does one thing really cause the other - or are they merely correlated? Is there another larger cause or series of causes that better explains the effect?






7. 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






8. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?






9. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






11. 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.






12. It does not follow - Red Herring belongs to this category






13. Reasoning from case to case






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

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15. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






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






17. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






18. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






19. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






20. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






21. 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






22. 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






23. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






24. 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'






25. Opposite of Hyperbole






26. Using a term in an argument in one sense in one place and another sense in another place






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






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






29. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






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






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






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






33. Value Hierarchy Visualization






34. '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?






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






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. Exaggeration






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






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






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






43. Term with higher (positive) value






44. Letters to the editor - group discussions - talk show






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






46. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






47. Ideas repeated






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






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. Structure repeated