Debate Smackdown

While you should avoid fallacies, this perspective demands that your argument be fallacy free...

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Debater

• Philosopher

This perspective uses laws, the Constitution, and legal precedents (court decisions) to construct, defend and challenge

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Philosopher

• Psychologist

This perspective uses the Toulmin model to construct a valid argument

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Philosopher

• Debater

This perspective uses the Rogerian model to construct argument that validates the viewpoints of the opposition, but highlights the benefits of your stance and compromise in a non confrontational way

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Psychologist

• Moralist

This perspective uses moral rules, standards, and principles to build arguments

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Debater

• Moralist

This perspective mandates that you argue with style.

• Lawyer

• Psychologist

• Moralist

• Debater

Which is true of amoral reasoning?

• It tells you what's right or wrong

• It says if in situations that have no moral significance we should act as we please.

• Both answers are correct.

• Neither answer is correct.

This perspective requires you to grant the validity of your opponent's position.

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Philosopher

• Psychologist

Using Roe V. Wade to develop an argument on abortion would most likely be associated with this perspective...

• Lawyer

• Logician

• Philosopher

• Psychologist

A critical debate skill is

• the ability to listen

• good taste in clothes

• the ability to give a menacing glare

• overconfidence