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Subject : soft-skills
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1. Is a variety of questionable cause; it is when you conclude that something cause dsomething else just because the second thing came after it; literally translated as 'after this - therefore on account of this'






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






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






4. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






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






6. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






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






8. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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






10. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones






11. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






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






14. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.






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






16. Deliberate exaggeration for effect; it is often accomplished via comparisons - similes - and metaphors.






17. 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






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






19. Ideas repeated






20. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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






22. Value Hierarchy Visualization






23. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






24. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






25. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?






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






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






28. Set two things in opposition






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






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






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






32. 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'






33. Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






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






35. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.






36. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






38. Circular Reasoning






39. 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






40. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____


41. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






43. Deliberate correction






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






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






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






47. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






48. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






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