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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. _____ thought that rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion






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






3. Value Hierarchy Visualization






4. Leaving no doubt - unambiguous






5. 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






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






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






8. Circular Reasoning






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






10. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






11. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






13. If A then B Not A Therefore not B






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






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






16. Good Moral Character






17. If A then B If B then C Therefore - if A then C






18. Focuses on inadequacies or problems in the status quo - must be significant if a change is to be made. Must Have: 1. Quantitative significance: affects lots of people 2. Qualitative significance: is of bad quality






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. 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'






21. Specific evidence or reason to support the claim (often introduced with the words 'because' or 'since')






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






23. Reasoning from case to case






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






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






26. A _____ is not just abuse or contradiction






27. What places do procedural stasis usually occupy in an argument?






28. 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.






29. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)






30. Bases inferences on what we know of how people act in a rational/predictable way - in order to determine the truth






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






32. 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






33. The list that builds






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






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






36. If A then B A Therefore B






37. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.






38. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






39. 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






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






41. Set two things in opposition






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






43. Opposite of Anaphora






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






45. Ask a rhetorical question






46. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.






47. 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:






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






49. Consistency - Decorum - Refutation Potential - Cliche and Mixed _____ are forms of judging ______(s)






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