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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






4. 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






5. beginning repeated at ending






6. Taking one idea and dividing it into two parts - disengaging the two resulting ideas - giving a positive value to one (Term II) and a lesser or negative value to the other (Term I). These are often based on the appearance/reality pair.






7. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






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






9. After this - therefore on account of this






10. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






11. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'






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






13. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






14. An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the opponent's evidence or arguments; this is literally translated as an argument 'to the person'






15. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






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






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






18. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






19. 'Bad eggs are all you are likely to get from a bad crow' was said where?






20. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






21. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






22. 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?






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






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






25. Understatement






26. 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






27. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






28. 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






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






30. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






31. Oral performances that have a set format in which two or more speakers take turns making arguments and counterarguments before an audience - Examples: Court room - candidate debates - academic debates






32. 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






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






34. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.






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






36. 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'






37. 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






38. What vehicles and tenors share






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






40. Repetition of the opening clause or sentence at its ending.






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






42. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






49. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






50. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous