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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






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






3. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






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






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






6. A syllogism suppressing the Major Premise - and only contains a Minor Premise and the Conclusion. People speak in these more often than syllogisms.






7. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






9. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.






10. 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?






11. 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?






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






13. Value Hierarchy Visualization






14. 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.






15. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)






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. 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'






18. 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'






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






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






21. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






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






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






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






25. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






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






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






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






30. Term with higher (positive) value






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






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






33. Fallacious argument from specific to general without sufficient evidence - Draws a conclusion about all the members of a group based on the knowledge of some members






34. Opposite of Hyperbole






35. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court






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






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






38. 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






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






40. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






41. Ending of one repeated at the beginning of another






42. Asks - 'what is it?' Involves a question of meaning when a debate turns to the proper definition of terms.






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






44. beginning repeated at ending






45. Structural inherency and attitudinal inherency are part of what stock issue?






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






47. If A then B A Therefore B






48. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






49. 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?






50. Deliberate correction