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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






2. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?






3. Term with higher (positive) value






4. _____ rejected rhetoric as flattery - not truth - a 'knack' on par with 'cookery' and 'cosmetics'






5. 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?






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






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






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






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






13. Who developed the argument from general probability?






14. Consistency - Decorum - Refutation Potential - Cliche and Mixed _____ are forms of judging ______(s)






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






16. An argument with true premises and valid form






17. Exaggeration






18. 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'






19. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






20. 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






21. beginning repeated at ending






22. If A then B B Therefore - A






23. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Opposite of Hyperbole






30. 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.






31. Ending repeated






32. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






33. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






34. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






35. Value Hierarchy Visualization






36. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






38. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






40. 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.






41. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






42. Appeals from the character of the speaker






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






44. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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






46. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






47. Set two things in opposition






48. 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true' is a warrant for what arg?






49. 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.






50. Are there enough examples to prove that point? Are the examples skewed toward one type of thing? Are the examples unambiguous? Could it be that the connection of general and specific doesn't hold in this case?