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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






2. Based on the setting - which dictates the ____ ____ used to determine who has won the debate - E.g. Academic Policy Debate: stock issues Criminal Court Case: beyond a reasonable doubt Civil Courtroom: preponderance of evidence This Classroom: were yo






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






4. 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?






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






6. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins






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






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






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






10. Most fallacies are ____ ____; that is if the argument were to employ difference evidence - or be offered in different circumstances - it would be perfectly fine - but in the specific case in which it is identified as a fallacy - it is flawed






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






12. Usually has three parts: 1. (MP) Major Premise - unequivocal statement 2. (mP) Minor Premise - about a specific case 3. (C) Conclusion - follows necessarily from the premises






13. 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






14. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Defending something by pointing out that your opponent did it as well. Also called 'two wrongs make a right'; this is literally translated as 'thou also'






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






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






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






26. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






28. 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?






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






30. Structure repeated






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






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






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






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






35. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.






36. 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?






37. The process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts - definitions - and properties






38. 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?






39. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success






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






41. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






42. 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






43. A field of scholarship devoted to how arguments work






44. 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.






45. Involves a large number of people; from Ill stock issue - Produces a large amount of harm; from Ill stock issue






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






47. Circular Reasoning






48. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






49. 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






50. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.