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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity






2. Opposite of Hyperbole






3. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






5. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






7. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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'






14. Opposite of Anaphora






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






16. 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'






17. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






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






20. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






21. Understatement






22. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






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






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






26. What vehicles and tenors share






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






28. Deliberate correction






29. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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'






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






39. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






40. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






41. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.






42. Incorrectly assuming that one choice or another must be made when other choices are available or when no choice must be made






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






44. 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:






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






46. Is a variation of the non sequiter; it is when the irrelevant reason is meant to divert the attention of the audience from the real issue






47. beginning repeated at ending






48. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






49. 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?






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