Sentence Types
Summer Reading
Prose
Humor
Fallacies
100
S, CD, CX, or CD-CX? Ms. Milsted loves you but not your bad grammar.
What is CX (1 IC and 1 DC)
100
Hans and Ola Rosling's primary evidence that the world is getting better is...
What is The number of people in poverty drops every year
100
Which short story involved people on an African safari and focused on masculinity?
What is "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber"
100
Define satire
What is Making fun to show what's wrong/needs to be changed.
100
Biased or hasty generalizing? Basing your conclusion on an unrepresentative sample.
What is biased
200
S, CD, CX, or CD-CX? Ms. Milsted wants her students to do well, but she doesn't want to freak them out about the exam.
What is CD (2 ICs)
200
What is it called when you stick to a strategy because you're afraid to lose?
What is loss aversion
200
In what story does a boy's father die because of a falling pig?
What is "A Shocking Accident"
200
What type of irony is when a character speaks directly to the audience?
What is Romantic
200
Trying to save an argument by repeatedly revising your position and explaining away problems.
What is ad hoc rescue
300
L, P, or C? Ms. Milsted worked really hard to convince her students, and through continued effort, she talked them into studying.
What is Cumulative
300
What is it called when you stick to a strategy long after it has stopped being useful?
What is commitment
300
In what humorous story does a man have to transport extremely sticky cheeses for a friend?
What is "The Saga of the Cheeses"
300
How is sarcasm different from verbal irony?
What is Sarcasm is meant to be mean.
300
Giving only the evidence that supports your position and leaving out everything else.
What is equivocation
400
L, C, or P? Ms. Milsted finally convinced her students to study for the exam, but it took a long time and was very difficult.
What is Loose
400
Having so many options that you can't choose from among them.
What is the paradox of choice?
400
In what humorous story does a young woman try to convince a young man that he didn't drink too much the night before?
What is "You Were Perfectly Fine"
400
A paradox seems ________ but turns out to be _________.
What is seems false/impossible but turns out to be true/logical
400
False ____: America: love it or leave it.
What is dichotomy
500
L, C, or P? It took a long time and was very difficult, but Ms. Milsted finally convinced her students to study for the exam.
What is Periodic
500
What are the two questions you have to ask in Ariely's scientific paternalism test?
What are It is likely to cause harm and are we likely to make the right decision?
500
In what piece did we discover that Machiavelli says leaders are safer being feared than loved, though both would be best?
What is The Prince
500
What type of irony is when it seems like the universe is out to get you and everything is going wrong?
What is cosmic irony
500
Oversimplifying an opponent's argument so it's easier to attack.
What is straw man fallacy
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