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Vocab. #5 - Critical Thinking & Debate

Across
When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with this, which, plainly put, is the "no, you're wrong and this is why" argument.
to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous.
done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
a judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
the action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory.
figuring out something by first reaching a conclusion on a bigger picture issue in order to reach a conclusion on a smaller picture issue.
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
1 : an expression (such as the word yes) of affirmation or assent. 2 : the side that upholds the proposition stated in a debate.
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest.
In debate, this is committed when a listener attempts to divert an arguer from his argument by introducing another topic.
Down
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
A specific statement or question up for debate.
a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things... having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one's own; self-centered.
taking one or a few facts and making a broader, more universal statement.
a tendency to assume the superiority or rightness of one's own social group.
Argument against the affirmative proposition stated in a debate.
the activity of giving skillful and effective speeches.