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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






3. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity






4. 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






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






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






7. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides






8. Opposite of Epistrophe






9. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






10. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate






11. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.






12. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






13. Ammending a term or phrase you have just read






14. 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






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






16. Is the source qualified to say what is being said? Is she or he in a position to know this information? Does the testimony represent what the authority really meant to say? Is the source relatively unbiased and recent?






17. Are there associated commonplaces for this metaphor that can be turned against the arguer?






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






19. Value Hierarchy Visualization






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






21. Inference that allows you to move from grounds to claim (often implied in the argument)






22. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






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






24. 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






25. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






26. If A then B A Therefore B






27. Ending repeated






28. 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.






29. Good Moral Character






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






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

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






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






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






35. Circular Reasoning






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






43. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.






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






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






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






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






48. Special Topoi and Loci of the Preferable - what kind of args?






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






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