public speaking test Flashcards
Inductive reasoning
Observation that leads to a probable conclusion
Casual reasoning
Looking for cause and effect patterns
Reasoning by Analogy
Comparing two similar instances
Reasoning Fallacies
Flawed reasoning or logic in an argument
Hasty generalizations
Jumping to a conclusion with only a few examples
Post Hoc
Just because an event follows another doesn’t mean that there is a relationship
Ad populum
Also known as the bandwagon. “It is true because a lot of people say it’s true”
Straw person
Replacing your opponent’s argument with a weaker claim and attributing it to your opponent
Slippery slope
one event will inevitably to another lead to another
False dilemma or false dichotomy
it’s an either/or choice. Issues are more complex
Appeal to tradition
we’ve always done it this way
Circular reasoning
The premise is the conclusion. Such as “have you stopped beating your wife”- assuming that the beating of the wife has occurred. An argument that commits the fallacy of assuming what it is trying to prove
4 basic elements of human speech
Breath, vocal folds, resonators, articulators
The 4 resonators
Chest, throat, mouth, nasal cavity
The 5 articulators
Tongue, Teeth, Lips, Jaw, Soft Palate
What is a Resonator
Parts of the body that can vibrate harmony- pitch and tone and volume