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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






3. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






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






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






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






7. Are the two things really alike - or are there significant differences that might make them unalike in this respect? Are the negative consequences to comparing these two things? Is the analogy clear or confusing?






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






9. Reasoning from case to case






10. Deliberate correction






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






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






13. 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'






14. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






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






16. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






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






19. 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






20. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






21. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






23. 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'






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






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






26. Oppostite of Litotes






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






28. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'






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






30. 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?






31. Opposite of Anaphora






32. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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. Opposite of anadiplosis






35. _______ in ancient Greece spurred the need for the use of rhetoric in everyday life.






36. Appeals from the character of the speaker






37. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






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






40. Ending repeated






41. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C






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






43. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






44. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






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






46. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?






47. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






48. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike






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






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