Principled Arguments - Advanced Training Debate Workshop: Week 2 (Term 2)

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One of the ways in which I waste time (or try to be useful) is compiling lists of collocations. I attach below an entry in my database. Feel free to share it with friends and foes. Of course, you can also edit the list. argument [290+ collocations for 'argument'] [Many of the collocations here can also be found in "Dictionary of Appropriate Adjectives" by E. H. Mikhail (2015). Sadly, they are not in alphabetical order there.] academic ~ acrimonious ~ ad hominem ~ ad nauseam ~ admissible ~ age-old ~ "is a disagreement or debate that has been going on for a very long time." amateurish ~ amazing ~ amazingly [simple/elegant/etc,] ~ ampliative ~ "is an argument that is deductively invalid, meaning that its conclusion contains information that is not present in its premises." anfractuous ~ "is one that's characterized by windings and turnings.." archaic ~ articulate ~ avalanche of ~s "... bury your opponent in an avalanche of arguments" balanced ~ banal ~ basic ~ bilious ~ boring ~ brainless ~ bread-and-butter ~ ceaseless ~(s) childish ~ choice ~ clear ~ clearly [articulated/...] ~ closing ~ cogent ~ coherent ~ comical ~ compelling ~ complicated ~ conclusive ~ concise ~ constructive ~ contentious ~ convincing ~ cosmological ~ credible ~ crowd-pleasing ~ cumulative ~ [most/strangely/suicidally*/uncommonly/unexpectedly*/...] daring ~ debatable ~ deceptive ~ deceptively [simple/...] ~ "A deceptively simple argument is a seemingly straightforward argument that may have hidden assumptions or flaws." decisive ~ demagogic ~ "... making a demagogic argument more palatable" demonstrative ~ disallowed ~ disputable ~ disruptive ~ dissuasive ~ "is an argument that identifies a way to prevent an undesirable outcome." distasteful ~ distracting ~ "is a type of logical fallacy called a red herring, which is a misleading argument that attempts to divert attention away from the main topic." divisive ~ domestic ~ double-edged ~ dubious ~ dummy ~ elaborate ~ elegant ~ emotional ~ endless ~ exceptionally [well-written /sophisticated/ ...] ~ exciting ~ extremist ~ fake ~ fallacious ~ false ~ familiar ~ feeble ~ ferocious ~ "... a ferocious argument among a motley cast of characters" fierce ~ fiery ~ flimsy ~ forceful ~ forcefully delivered ~ "... the gaps and prejudices within the forcefully delivered argument" forcible ~ friendly ~ frivolous ~ funny ~ furious ~ futile ~ hackneyed ~ half-baked ~ "... dismissing the lawyer's half-baked argument..." hard-nosed ~ heated ~ [see also: red-hot ~] heretical ~ high-minded ~ ill-constructed ~ ill-timed ~ illogical ~ impassioned ~ impeachable ~ “inappropriate but not impeachable” argument implausible ~ important ~ impregnable ~ impressive ~ impromptu ~ improvised ~ inarticulate ~ incisive ~ incoherent ~ inconclusive ~ inconsequential ~ inconsistent ~ incredible ~ indefensible ~ indisputable ~ indubitable ~ (weak) inductive ~ "is an argument where the conclusion is unlikely to be true, even if the premises are true." ineffective ~ influential ~ insidious ~ insignificant ~ insincere ~ insolent ~ insoluble ~ intangible ~ intemperate ~ intense ~ interminable ~ intractable ~ intriguing ~ invalid ~ invalidated ~ invulnerable ~ irrational ~ irrefutable ~ irresistible ~ irrelevant ~ [typicall] knee-jerk ~ "is an impulsive, hasty, or irrational response that is often based on preconceived notions." legitimate ~ limp ~ limpid ~ logical ~ long ~ long-distance ~ long-overdue ~ long-standing ~ long-winded ~ loose ~ loud ~ masterful ~ memorable ~ "Most world-class orators understand the importance of rhythm and cadence in creating memorable argument[s]." memorized ~ meretricious ~ "is a plausible but false or insincere argument." metaphysical ~ mighty ~ mild ~ modern ~ moral ~ naïve ~ nasty ~ nebulous ~ nonsensical ~ novel ~ no-win ~ obsolete ~ oft-repeated ~ "The evidence flying in the face of that oft-repeated "argument" is..." ontological ~ oppositional ~ original ~ overdone ~ overused ~ [more] palatable ~ passionate ~ parroted ~ pedantic ~ penetrating ~ perceptive ~ perennial ~ persuasive ~ philosophical ~ plausible ~ point-counterpoint ~ pointless ~ potent ~ powerful ~ practical ~ pragmatic ~ precise ~ "is an argument that identifies the best arguments and emphasizes them." prevalent ~ principled ~ prolonged ~ propagandistic ~ protracted ~ provable ~ proven ~ provocative ~ puerile ~ "is an argument that is childish or silly, and may show a lack of maturity or good judgment." rational ~ reasonable ~ reckless ~ recurrent ~ "is a disagreement that happens repeatedly" red-hot ~ "is an argument characterized by intense passion, excitement, or enthusiasm" refutable ~ religious ~ rowdy ~ seamless ~ senseless ~ series of ~s serious ~ set of ~s shaky ~ shallow ~ shrewd ~ silly ~ simple ~ simplified ~ "... a simplified variant of Gödel's Ontological Argument" simplistic ~ skeptical ~ sly ~ solid ~ sophisticated ~ sound ~ specious ~ speculative ~ spirited ~ spontaneous ~ spurious ~ stereotypical ~ sterile ~ stock ~ "is an argument that is common or ordinary." straightforward ~ strange ~ strawman ~ "is a fallacy that occurs when someone misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack." striking ~ stringent ~ "is an argument where the premises are so tightly drawn that the conclusion is beyond doubt." strong ~ stupid ~ substantive ~ "is an argument that is supported by logic or facts and is considered important, real, or meaningful." subtle ~ succession of ~ supple ~ "... may unpack the dynamics involved in a particular situation." suspect ~ "... might refer to an argument that is incoherent, meaning it uses multiple arguments to make a point that is not logically possible." sustainable ~ tedious ~ teleological ~ telling ~ temperate ~ tempestuous ~ tenuous ~ threadbare ~ tight ~ time-honored ~ timeless ~ timely ~ tiresome ~ torrent of ~ tortuous ~ trenchant ~ tricky ~ tried-and-true ~ trifling ~ twin ~s two-edged ~ typical ~ unanswerable ~ unassailable ~ unavoidable ~ unceasing ~s unconvincing ~ underappreciated ~ "is a point or concept in a discussion that is ignored or not given enough consideration, despite its potential significance." underdetermination ~ "is a philosophical ~ that attempts to show that there is no reason to believe a conclusion because the evidence is underdetermined." underdeveloped ~ unending ~ unfamiliar ~ unflinching ~ unfocused ~ unfortunate ~ unimpeachable ~ unreasonable ~ unseemly ~ unsound ~ unsupported ~ unworthy ~ valid ~ vehement ~ "is a forceful expression of strong feelings or emotions." vicious ~ vicious circle ~ "An argument or definition that begs the question." warm ~ watertight ~ "is a carefully-constructed argument that is so sound that it cannot be faulted." weak ~ weighty ~ well-articulated ~ well-crafted ~ well-knit ~ well-made ~ well-reasoned ~ well-researched ~ well-rounded ~ "is a well-researched, well-structured argument that considers multiple points of view and uses a variety of appeals to reason." well-structured ~ wild ~ winning ~ wrangling ~ On 12/21/2024, Google found no results for "suicidally daring argument" or "unexpectedly daring argument". argument by repetition Argument from Contingency Steel Man Technique A technique where the best form of the other side's argument is built and then engaged with. This is "A modern argument is a defeasible passage from premises to a conclusion, meaning that new evidence or contrary arguments can cause the premises to no longer lead to the conclusion." "An argument can be considered uncommonly daring if it is deliberately intended to upset the other party, rather than to educate or convince..." An ineffective argument is one that fails to support its conclusion, or is otherwise flawed. different from the "straw man" technique, where one side creates a caricature of the other side's argument and engages with that. "The oft-repeated argument that every university and every country should have the right to develop its own curricula is only justified if graduates emerge from their courses of study with comparable qualitative levels of training." A point-counterpoint argument is? a structure that involves summarizing an opponent's argument and then refuting it with your own argument.? The opposing positions are called counterarguments. An argument or definition that begs the question. It can also refer to a chain of events where the response to one problem creates a new problem that makes the original problem worse. A sterile argument is a discussion or debate that is unproductive or lacks new ideas, imagination, or energy. ‘tiresome argument‘ refers to a discussion or debate that is exhausting or monotonous, often implying that it is overextended or lacking in excitement or interest.