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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






2. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






3. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.






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






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






6. 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






7. Opposite of Epistrophe






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






9. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.






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






11. 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.






12. Values more over less in terms of quantitative outcomes (the greatest good for the greatest number)






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






14. Who developed the argument from general probability?






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






16. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. This is the name for fallacies that do not have another name but that involve a claim that does not follow from the premises (e.g. the evidence is not relevant or not appropriate to support the claim). Litterally translated as 'it does not follow -'






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Knowledge - Experience - Prudence (What part of Ethos)






34. Exaggeration






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






36. Reasoning from case to case






37. An argument that follows proper logical form






38. The process of discrediting someone's argument by revealing weaknesses in it or presenting a counterargument






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






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






41. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






42. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






43. Metaphors use ____ and ____






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






45. When more than one vehicle is used for the same tenor - and those vehicles appear in close proximity to each other






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






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. The list that builds






49. Is necessary to defend the weak against the strong - Is useful and necessary to the state and the individual because you become a more thoughtful citizen and a more well-rounded person - Is useful to have the tools to recognize good arguments and def






50. 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