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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All A are B - all C are B - therefore all A are C






2. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas






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






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






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






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






7. Associated words or ideas with a vehicle or tenor






8. 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






9. 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






10. Prolepsis - Direct Refutation - Conceding some points to focus on others - Agree on commonality then refute - and Turn are all examples of _____ ______






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






12. Is a variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that most other people do it too.






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






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






15. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable






16. Conjectural - Procedural - Definitional - and Qualitative Points are all ____

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17. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






20. 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






21. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'






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






23. Concerns new policy being proposed that will remedy the ill outlined and the inherent factors.






24. Grounds ---> Claim | Warrant






25. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






26. 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'






27. Shifting the buren of proof is a category of ____ __ _____






28. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original






29. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing






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






31. 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.






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






33. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'






34. Show that an opponent's argument actually supports your side of the debate (often accompanied by a flip in values)






35. If A then B B Therefore - A






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?






40. 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.






41. If A then B A Therefore B






42. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'






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






44. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words - phrases - or clauses






45. If A then B Not B Therefore not A






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






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






48. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)






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






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