ILRLR 3300 Advocacy and Debate Chapter 7-12 Questions And Answers

ILRLR 3300 Advocacy and Debate
Chapter 7-12 Questions And Answers
ArgumentwfromwDirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwargumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremot
ewresultwfromwawfirstwstep
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ArgumentativewDefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
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CategoricalwArgumentw(categoricalwsyllogism)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
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CitywHighwSchool.wTherefore,wBenwiswtenured.

CircularwDefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awdefinitionwofwawtermwbywreferencewonlywtowfactorswinherentwinworwstronglywimpliedwbywthew
definitionwitself

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Testimonywthatwiswconsistentwwithwotherwavailablewsourceswofwtestimonywonwthewtopic

Conditionalwargumentw(hypotheticalwsyllogism)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwargumentwbuiltwaroundwanw"if-then"worwanwequivalent

Conversionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
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atement
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DefinitionwReportw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
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