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ILRLR 3300 argumentation & debate prelim #1 questions with correct answers
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ILRLR 3300 argumentation & debate prelim #1questions with correct answers
acceptance Correct Answer ✓✓ one possible response to an argument;
the agreement to accept the argument as presented; that is, to find it
persuasive, or at least lacking in any major flaw
accessibility Correct Answer ✓✓ as a test of evidence, the availability
of evidence for examination
adequacy Correct Answer ✓✓ as a test of evidence, whether the
evidence presented, when taken together, is sufficient to support its
claim
ad hominem fallacy Correct Answer ✓✓ an intentional effort to attack a
person rather than an argument, by damaging an opponent's character or
reputation or by engaging in name-calling and labeling
ad populum fallacy Correct Answer ✓✓ appealing to the audience and
its sentiments rather than to the merits of the argument
advocacy Correct Answer ✓✓ the activity of promoting or opposing an
idea in public settings
affirmative case Correct Answer ✓✓ in a policy debate, a series of
arguments challenging the status quo
, a fortiori argument Correct Answer ✓✓ a literal analogy that asserts that
what is true of its evidence case is even more likely or even less likely to
be true of its conclusion case
ambiguity Correct Answer ✓✓ more than one meaning of a word or
phrase in a single context
analogy Correct Answer ✓✓ for the sake of supporting a claim, a
comparison of something with which we are familiar to something with
which we are less familiar, or about which we have some questions
antecedent Correct Answer ✓✓ the "if" clause in a conditional
statement; "that which comes before"
appeal Correct Answer ✓✓ a persuasive strategy directed to the
audience's emotions, sense of humor, or deeply held loyalties and
commitments
appeal to authority Correct Answer ✓✓ an appeal that urges compliance
with the directive of a person, group, or document possessing power
arguing comparative advantages Correct Answer ✓✓ a response to a
pragmatic argument or policy proposal; arguing that an alternative
course of action carries greater practical advantages than the proposed
plan does
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