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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






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






3. 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?






4. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






5. Oppostite of Litotes






6. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






7. Term with higher (positive) value






8. Opposite of Hyperbole






9. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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






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






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






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






14. After this - therefore on account of this






15. 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'






16. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






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






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






21. Deliberate correction






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






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






24. 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






25. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






26. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?






27. Attempts to assign responsibility for the existence of the ill to the current system. Needs to connect the ill to the policy in order for it to be changed. Must Have: 1. Structural Inherency: bad structure/lack of structure 2. Attitudinal Inherency:






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






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






30. The list that builds






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






32. 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'






33. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






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






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






36. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






37. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'






38. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






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






40. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






41. A metaphor that gives attributes to a nonhuman thing






42. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true






43. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






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






45. An argument with true premises and valid form






46. Ending repeated






47. Circular Reasoning






48. Opposite of Epanalepsis






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






50. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)