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Cumulative Mid-Term and Final Exam Flashcards

1
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Def.: Deposition

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“The trial before the trial”Probably the only trial you will receive.

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T/F: The best way to survive a deposition is by Lying.

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False; If it means an attorney is needed, one will be provided.

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T/F: The best way to survive a deposition is by being careful

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True; Think through every answer and question. If you don’t understand, say so.

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T/F: The best way to survive a deposition is by Dressing Neatly.

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True; The jury will evaluate your credibility by how you dress.

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T/F: The best way to survive a deposition is by interacting with the attorneys on the opposing side.

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False; Never interact with the opposing side. The opposing side can use whatever you say against you.

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6
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Is there such thing as something “off the record”?

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No!

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T/F: The best way to survive a deposition is by giving a long, overqualified, answer.

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False; The shortest truthful answer is often the best answer. These are often a Yes or No answer.

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What are the problems with Stephen Toulman’s theory? (B.Ea.C.H.Con)

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Boring
EAsy to get wrong 
Counter Productive 
Hard to Learn 
CONfusing
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9
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What is the reason for the Toulman Theory?

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JUSTIFICATION !

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Def.: Claim

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A statement you want the other side to accept.

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Def.: Data

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The information of arguments supporting those claims. (Sources that support the claim)

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Def.: Warrant

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Justification explaining why the data supports the claim.

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13
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What is an example of “Traditional evidence”?

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Movies, books, articles, etc..

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What is an example of “Non-traditional evidence”?

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Personal experience/stories

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15
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How can a claim be attacked ?

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By using counterclaims.

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How can data be attacked ?

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“Your data is bad, our data is better” Or both.

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How can a warrant be attacked ?

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By any angle imaginable/credible.

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18
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What was the general philosophy of argumentation, pre-Toulman ?

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Based on Logos/Philosophical Logic.

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19
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What was the general outline for pre-toulman argumentation ?

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If A = B, and B = C, then A = C.

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20
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What are the 3 parts of the Toulman model ?

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Claim
Data
Warrant

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21
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Def.: Unfair Comparison

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comparing the best of our side to the worst of their side.

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22
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Def.: Risk

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the chances taken or chance of success.

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23
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Def.: Reward

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the eventual overall payoff for your strategy

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24
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Deception detection is based on _______, not _______.

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Probability, not certainty.

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25
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Why do people lie?

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To get out of trouble, social reasons, they have inaccurate info, because they cant help it.

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26
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Why is studying lying difficult?

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lots of lies can not be tested because people lie about how much they lie.

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27
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what makes a good lie? (5)

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it is:

mostly true, believable, short, unprovable, easy to back away from.

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28
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How do people trap themselves in chains of lies?

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Most people don’t think through the results of a chain of lies. Lies are easier to catch without preparation.

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29
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What are the 5 techniques of deception detection? D.R.E.W.’S

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Do it backward 
Remove the incentive
Establish a baseline
Wait for the right moment
Stretch out the process
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30
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What did Socrates search for?

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someone wiser than himself.

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31
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What did Socrates die from?

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Drinking Hemlock

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32
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What was Socrates’ view on philosophy and persuasion?

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That studying persuasion was evil with the end result being irrational.

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33
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Def.: Dialectic

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Seeking truth through question and answer.

34
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Def.: Rhetoric

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Seeking persuasion through question and answer.

35
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How do you lose in cross-examination?

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say something provably untrue
destroy your credibility
contradict yourself

36
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Def.: Loaded question

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loads an assumption into the phrasing of the question

37
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Def.: False dilemma

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A forced-choice between 2 unfair alternatives. Uses the word OR in the dilemma/Question.

38
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Def.: Complex question

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collapses questions into 1 question. Demands a yes or no answer. Uses the word AND within the question.

39
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Def.: Critical thinking

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The awakening of the intellect to the study of itself

40
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Elements of thought: Problem

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Reasoning aimed at figuring something out.

41
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Elements of thought: Assumptions

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What we take as given to begin an argument.

42
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Elements of thought: Point of view is

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reasoning that proceeds from a personal agenda.

43
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Elements of thought: Evidence______.

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Should be the core of rational thought.

44
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Elements of thought: Concepts______.

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shape the expression of reasoning.

45
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Elements of thought: Interpretation

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How we see an issue.

46
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Elements of thought: Consequences

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the end result/s of the idea in question.

47
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Def.: Double Think

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Holding 2 contradictory opinions and not admitting the contradiction.

48
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Def.: Group Think

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A social situation where the desire for harmony and agreement destroys the ability to think critically about a situation.

49
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Techniques of critical thinking; Def.: Reversal

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imagining what the response would be if the opposite of the current situation were true.

50
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Techniques of critical thinking: Follow the money

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Someone is making money off of this. Who and How?

51
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Techniques of critical thinking: if .. then..

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IF what is said is true, THEN what would be the result?

52
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Techniques of critical thinking: The person is not the principle

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When considering a proposal, wonder what damage the worst person in the world could do with that decision.

53
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Techniques of critical thinking: Perspective-taking

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Consciously adopting and testing different viewpoints on the same topic.

54
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Elements of thought: All reasoning includes ____.

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Purpose

55
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What are the desired intellectual traits? (8)

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humility, courage, empathy, autonomy, integrity, perseverance, confidence in reason, fair mindedness.

56
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The process of critical thinking should be applied to ________.

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everything

57
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What are the 5 techniques of critical thinking ?

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Perspective-taking, The person is not the principle, If/Then, Follow the money, Reversal.

58
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What 3 tactics were used as propaganda during the early 1900’s? (DM’S)

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Shape perception, manipulate cognition, direct behavior.

59
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What is Sigmond Freud’s brother’s name?

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Edward Bernays

60
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What was Edward Bernays’ goal?

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End human violence

61
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What is white propaganda?

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A clearly identified source

62
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What is grey propaganda?

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an unknown source

63
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What is black propaganda?

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A false source

64
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What are hierarchical networks?

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internet, tv, movies, etc..

65
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what is a peer-to-peer network?

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information from person to person.

66
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How do you break a peer-to-peer network?

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give false/misleading information.

67
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What is a mixed network?

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Between hierarchical and peer-to-peer networks.

68
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What is “downing a duck”?

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Manipulating a deputy in prison through friendliness, then blackmail.

69
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What is a filter bubble?

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When people follow only things that match their viewpoints.

70
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What is the dunning kreuger effect?

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When you’re so bad at something, you’re oblivious to how bad you are.

71
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What did Walter fisher find about the human race?

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We are storytelling animals

72
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What is rationality?

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How the narrative fits into the story.

73
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What is fidelity?

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How the narrative fits into perspective.

74
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What is scope?

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How many are affected?

75
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What is severity?

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how severely they are affected

76
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What is length?

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how long they are affected.

77
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What is a risk?

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how likely they are affected.

78
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what is scarcity?

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How rare the situation is.

79
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What is kriticism?

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How the mindset of “their argument is bad.”

80
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what is a theory?

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How well justified the position is.

81
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What is clash?

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A difference in position.

82
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What is flowing?

A

a flowchart of the debate.

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