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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Qualitative significance is part of what stock issue?






2. 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'






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






5. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C






6. Are the terms of the metaphor coherent - or does it tell a story or paint a picure that fails to make sense internally?






7. Arguing that one thing caused another without sufficient evidence of a causal relationship.






8. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






10. Opposite of Hyperbole






11. 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






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






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






14. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






15. A or B Not A Therefore - B






16. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal






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






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






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






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






21. Reasoning from case to case






22. Term with higher (positive) value






23. 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






24. 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?






25. These are commonplaces for argument drawn from the specific set of values shared by a particular community of experience and interest






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






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






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






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






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






31. They stablish an arena for argumentation by defining ground for a dispute and issues of controversy. Typically - one side affirms the resolution and one side negates the resolution.






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






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






34. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






35. ______ are hired to create manufactroversy






36. Beginning repeated






37. Arguing without evidence that a given event is the first of a series of steps that will inevitably lead to some outcome.






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






39. Oppostite of Litotes






40. Set two things in opposition






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. If A then B B Therefore - A






45. 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






46. Is the metaphor appropriate? The key to ____ is matching strategy to situation.






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






48. If A then B A Therefore B






49. Asks - 'who has the authority?' Involves a question of proper procedure.






50. '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?