Ilrlr 3300 Argumentation & Debate Prelim
#1 Questions And Answers
awfortioriwargumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awliteralwanalogywthatwassertswthatwwhatwiswtruewofwitswevidencewcasewiswevenwmorewlikelywor
wevenwlesswlikelywtowbewtruewofwitswconclusionwcase
acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
onewpossiblewresponsewtowanwargument;wthewagreementwtowacceptwthewargumentwaswprese
nted;wthatwis,wtowfindwitwpersuasive,worwatwleastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw
accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
aswawtestwofwevidence,wthewavailabilitywofwevidencewforwexamination
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwintentionalweffortwtowattackwawpersonwratherwthanwanwargument,wbywdamagingwanwoppon
ent'swcharacterworwreputationworwbywengagingwinwname-callingwandwlabeling
adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
appealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswsentimentswratherwthanwtowthewmeritswofwthewargument
adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
aswawtestwofwevidence,wwhetherwthewevidencewpresented,wwhenwtakenwtogether,wiswsufficie
ntwtowsupportwitswclaim
advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewactivitywofwpromotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
affirmativewcasew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
inwawpolicywdebate,wawserieswofwargumentswchallengingwthewstatuswquo
ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
forwthewsakewofwsupportingwawclaim,wawcomparisonwofwsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewfamilia
rwtowsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewlesswfamiliar,worwaboutwwhichwwewhavewsomewquestions
, antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thew"if"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement;w"thatwwhichwcomeswbefore"
appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
appealwtowauthorityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwappealwthatwurgeswcompliancewwithwthewdirectivewofwawperson,wgroup,worwdocumentwpos
sessingwpower
arguingwcomparativewadvantagesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awresponsewtowawpragmaticwargumentworwpolicywproposal;warguingwthatwanwalternativewcour
sewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwpracticalwadvantageswthanwthewproposedwplanwdoes
arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofweventswoccurringworwvaryingwsimultane
ously
arguingwfromwignorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wfalselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsenc
ewofwevidence.wOnewformwofwthiswargumentwassumeswthatwbecausewsomethingwhaswnotwbe
enwdisproved,witwhaswthereforewbeenwproved
arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother.walsowcall
edw"arguingwpostwhoc",wanwabbreviationwofwthewlatinwphrase,w"postwhocwergowpropterwhoc",w
whichwmeans,w"afterwthiswthereforewbecausewofwthis"
argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremot
ewresultwfromwawfirstwstep
argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwo
nwawparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmember
wofwawgroup
argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwlocateswthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsoc
ialworwnaturalwfunction
#1 Questions And Answers
awfortioriwargumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awliteralwanalogywthatwassertswthatwwhatwiswtruewofwitswevidencewcasewiswevenwmorewlikelywor
wevenwlesswlikelywtowbewtruewofwitswconclusionwcase
acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
onewpossiblewresponsewtowanwargument;wthewagreementwtowacceptwthewargumentwaswprese
nted;wthatwis,wtowfindwitwpersuasive,worwatwleastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw
accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
aswawtestwofwevidence,wthewavailabilitywofwevidencewforwexamination
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwintentionalweffortwtowattackwawpersonwratherwthanwanwargument,wbywdamagingwanwoppon
ent'swcharacterworwreputationworwbywengagingwinwname-callingwandwlabeling
adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
appealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswsentimentswratherwthanwtowthewmeritswofwthewargument
adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
aswawtestwofwevidence,wwhetherwthewevidencewpresented,wwhenwtakenwtogether,wiswsufficie
ntwtowsupportwitswclaim
advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewactivitywofwpromotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
affirmativewcasew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
inwawpolicywdebate,wawserieswofwargumentswchallengingwthewstatuswquo
ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
forwthewsakewofwsupportingwawclaim,wawcomparisonwofwsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewfamilia
rwtowsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewlesswfamiliar,worwaboutwwhichwwewhavewsomewquestions
, antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thew"if"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement;w"thatwwhichwcomeswbefore"
appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
appealwtowauthorityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwappealwthatwurgeswcompliancewwithwthewdirectivewofwawperson,wgroup,worwdocumentwpos
sessingwpower
arguingwcomparativewadvantagesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awresponsewtowawpragmaticwargumentworwpolicywproposal;warguingwthatwanwalternativewcour
sewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwpracticalwadvantageswthanwthewproposedwplanwdoes
arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofweventswoccurringworwvaryingwsimultane
ously
arguingwfromwignorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wfalselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsenc
ewofwevidence.wOnewformwofwthiswargumentwassumeswthatwbecausewsomethingwhaswnotwbe
enwdisproved,witwhaswthereforewbeenwproved
arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awfallacy;wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother.walsowcall
edw"arguingwpostwhoc",wanwabbreviationwofwthewlatinwphrase,w"postwhocwergowpropterwhoc",w
whichwmeans,w"afterwthiswthereforewbecausewofwthis"
argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremot
ewresultwfromwawfirstwstep
argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwo
nwawparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmember
wofwawgroup
argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwlocateswthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsoc
ialworwnaturalwfunction
