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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Appeals from the character of the speaker






2. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






4. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings






12. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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?






19. 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






20. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






21. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






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






24. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






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






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






29. 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'






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






31. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






33. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?






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






35. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






36. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






37. Set two things in opposition






38. Asks - 'is it?' Involves a question of fact (past - present - future)






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






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






41. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






42. Opposite of Hyperbole






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






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






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






46. Term with higher (positive) value






47. 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?






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






49. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






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