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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Incorrectly assuming that what is true of the parts is true of the whole






2. 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.






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






4. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






5. 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






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






7. 'X is an sign of Y' is what arg's warrant?






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






9. Value Hierarchy Visualization






10. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






11. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






12. Opposite of Anaphora






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






14. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






15. Uses emotional appeal instead of evidence to argue






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






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






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






19. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






21. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






22. '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?






23. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






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






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






26. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






27. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






29. 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?






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






35. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






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






38. Deliberate correction






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






40. Exaggeration






41. Opposite of Epanalepsis






42. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)






43. A or B Not A Therefore - B






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






45. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






46. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






47. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le






48. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive






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






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