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Public Debating

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts






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






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






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






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






6. beginning repeated at ending






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






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






9. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'






10. Is another variation of the tu quoque; it is when you justify a wrong by saying that this is the way things have always been done






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






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






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






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






15. Exaggeration






16. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. The opposite of hyperbole - this is a deliberate understatement for effect.






23. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B






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






25. Opposite of Anaphora






26. Accepting the word of an alleged authority when we should not because the person does not have expertise on this particular issue or s/he cannot be trusted to give an unbiased opinion.






27. Agree with the values or goals of the opposition - but then argue that the opposition doesn't do a better job of achieving those values goals






28. Circular Reasoning






29. Originality - explanatory power - quantitative precision - simplicity - scope






30. 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






31. Personal charm - sex appeal - leadership qualities (Ethos)






32. Opposite of Hyperbole






33. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____






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






35. 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






36. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience






37. What vehicles and tenors share






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






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






40. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument






41. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost






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






43. Ideas repeated






44. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.






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

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46. Providing a response to each reason that an opponent gives






47. Incorrectly assuming that what is true of the parts is true of the whole






48. Opposite of anadiplosis






49. Erroneously accusing others of fallacious reasoning






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