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Subject : soft-skills
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1. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






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






3. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)






4. _____ rejected rhetoric as flattery - not truth - a 'knack' on par with 'cookery' and 'cosmetics'






5. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






6. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






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






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






9. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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






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






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






13. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec






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






15. Set two things in opposition






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






17. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument






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






19. 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






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






21. Circular Reasoning






22. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares






23. Opposite of anadiplosis






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






25. 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






26. If A then B A Therefore B






27. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






28. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






29. 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






30. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






31. 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'






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






37. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






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. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






41. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






42. An argument that follows proper logical form






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






44. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?






45. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






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






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






48. 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?






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






50. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive