Mid Term Review of Reviewyness

True or false: A good oratory is 3 minutes

• False

• True

Which one is not a debate category?

• Public forum

• Lincoln Douglas

• Oratory

• Congress

Is the following a logic fallacy:

"People have been trying for centuries to prove that the Loch Ness monster exists. But no one has yet been able to prove it. Therefore, the Loch Ness monster does not exist."

• yes

• no

Which description accurately describes Public Forum?

• A form of competitive debate which centers on current events and relies on both logic and evidence to construct arguments.

• A one-on-one debate event between two teams where teams will debate a bi-monthly topic and attempt to persuade the judge that they better upheld their side of the resolution.

• Students generate a series of bills and resolutions for debate in advance and alternate delivering speeches for and against the topic in a group setting.

• A speech written by the student with the intent to inform or persuade the audience on a topic of significance

True or False: Public Forum only requires 1 person.

• False

• True

A Hasty Generalization attacks the character of a person rather than their opinions or arguments.

• False

• True

A Red Herring is when a ______ topic is presented in order to divert attention away from the original argument.

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

• Similar

• None of the Above

If you appeal to somebody's emotions in a speech it would be considered _______

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

This type of logical fallacy assumes that the more popular the idea, the more valid it must be.

• Bandwagon

• Either/Or

• Post Hoc

• Straw Man

This type of logic al fallacy is when a person draws a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than statistics that are more likely to represent the average situation.

• Ad Hominem

• False Cause & Effect

• Non-Sequitur

• Hasty Generalization