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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






2. Oppostite of Litotes






3. A or B Not A Therefore - B






4. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






5. 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?






6. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






7. beginning repeated at ending






8. Literally - 'wise one' ; taught rhetoric to citizenry






9. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






10. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






11. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






12. 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?






13. Understatement






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






15. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






17. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






18. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






19. An argument with true premises and valid form






20. Exaggeration






21. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






22. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






31. Term with lower (negative) value






32. Circular Reasoning






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






41. If A then B A Therefore B






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






43. Who developed the argument from general probability?






44. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






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






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






48. The list that builds






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






50. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'