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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






2. 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.






3. Deliberate correction






4. 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






5. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






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






8. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






9. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






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






12. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






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






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






15. 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'






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






17. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






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






19. Using information from mercenary scientists is committing what fallacy?






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






21. Is another variety of Hasty Generalization. It is when you reason from a sample that is not representative (typical) of the population from which it was drawn.






22. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






23. Oppostite of Litotes






24. An argument with true premises and valid form






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






26. Value Hierarchy Visualization in terms of high and low values (?/?)






27. ______ is not: 'not real' - 'mere' or 'empty'






28. 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






29. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






31. 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?






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






33. 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






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






35. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






36. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






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






38. Who developed the argument from general probability?






39. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






40. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






41. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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






43. 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






44. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change






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






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






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






48. Exaggeration






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. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)