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100
The Cause/Effect essay's introduction paragraph consists of the anecdote hook, context, and the _____?
THESIS
100
Give an example of a circular reasoning fallacy.
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America is the best because the best country is America.
100
Give an example of a slippery slope fallacy.
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If you skip class, you'll end up pregnant and homeless.
100
Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
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You don't bury a man who is living. He is still alive.
100
How can a person go 25 days without sleep?
No, sniffing coke is not an answer. And no, they're not dead, ho!
They sleep at night or they do not stay awake 25 consecutive days in a row.
("Day" does not mean a full 24 hours, so shut up.)
200
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car with no lights on comes around the corner and screeches to a halt, avoiding hitting the man dressed in all black. How did the car’s driver know he was there?
It's daytime.
200
A woman gives a filthy beggar five oranges, two waters, and a bag of chips; the woman is the filthy beggar's sister, but the filthy beggar is not the woman's brother. How is this possible?
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The beggar is the woman's sister.
200
An angry soccer player throws a soccer ball. The ball travels a distance of 10 feet without hitting anything and then immediately returns to him. How is this possible?
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He throws the ball straight up and gravity brought the ball back to him.
200
Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
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They were playing different people.
200
What is the difference between race, ethnicity, and nationality?
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RACE = PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
ETHNICITY = CULTURE AND SHARED PRACTICES
NATIONALITY = THE COUNTRY YOU WERE BORN
300
Is this in-text citation cited correctly in MLA? The following quote is an excerpt from a BOOK:
It can be argued that "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare).
If not, what is wrong with the citation?
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No. It's missing the page number or timestamp if it's an audiobook.
It can be argued that "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare, p. 4).
It can be argued that "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare, 01:33:07).
300
There are 8 countries that begin with the letter "I". Name at least 5 of those countries.
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ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, AND ITALY
I WOULD ALSO ACCEPT IVORY COAST (Côte d'Ivoire)
300
Name six cities in Europe.
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MADRID, BERLIN, BARCELONA, LONDON, MILAN, ROME, PARIS, VIENNA, PRAGUE, ATHENS, LISBON, FLORENCE, STOCKHOLM, MUNICH, AMSTERDAM, VENICE, ISTANBUL, DUBLIN, BUDAPEST, COPENHAGEN, ETC.
300
There are eight states in the U.S. that begin with the letter "M". Name at least six of them.
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Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
300
Two children are born on the same EXACT day by the same mother and father but they are not twins. How is that possible?
They are triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, etc.!
They are two of three, four, five, etc.
400
In the video about legal prostitution, what U.S. state is prostitution legal in and what is the name of the brothel in the video?
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NEVADA; THE BUNNY RANCH
400
A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible?
(TRIPLE POINTS IF CORRECT)
Today is her eleventh birthday.
400
Give an example of a faulty/false analogy.
(DOUBLE POINTS IF CORRECT; MINUS TRIPLE POINTS IF INCORRECT)
"If we ban guns, we might as well ban knives."
"If we allow teenagers to eat junk, we might as well allow them to sniff cocaine."
400
Give an example of both a logical and literary non sequitur.
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logical - Minh greeted me in Vietnamese. Dat greeted me in English. Therefore, Dat is not Vietnamese.
literary - Today is beautiful. It's the perfect weather to run over children.
400
"I can make you laugh or make you cry. You can't run from me, or even hide. You all become me when you die." I am not a ghost or spirit. What am I?
(TRIPLE POINTS IF CORRECT; IF CORRECT, YOU MAY CHOOSE A TEAM TO LOSE 400 POINTS.)
A memory/Memories
500
Name six logical fallacies we have discussed in class.
(TRIPLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME ALL TWELVE)
ad hominem, slippery slope, hasty generalization, logical non sequitur, literary non sequitur, false dichotomy/dilemma, red herring, faulty/false analogy, circular reasoning, complex/trick question, relativist, and begging the question
500
Spell your current English instructor's entire first and last name correctly. Bonus points if you know and can spell his middle name also.
Oh, shut up! You knew this was coming.
I-B-E-A-W-U-C-H-I
T-R-A-V-I-S
U-Z-O-E-G-W-U
500
You leave home and go to your right. You reach a corner and turn left. You reach another corner and turn left again. You reach another corner and turn left again and go home. When you get there, there is a person with a mask there waiting for you.
You're not being robbed and it's not Halloween. What’s happening?
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You're playing baseball!
500
Name all of your classmates... Including the ones who are absent.
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500
In 40 seconds, close your eyes and name eight African countries.
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