Vote for Sam Waters for congressman. He's the best person for the job because no one is better!
What is circular reasoning?
100
One thing young women in abusive relationships should to is confide in someone trustworthy. A second thing is to contact the Domestic Violence Hotline.
What is addition?
100
A noun that means an event bringing great loss or tragedy.
What is calamity?
100
A cable company advertises that more and more people are making the switch to its cable services.
What is bandwagon?
100
The location of a stated main idea sentence.
What is anywhere in the paragraph?
200
Cultured people appreciate opera; uncultured people don't.
What is either-or?
200
Although Edison was a good inventor, not all of his ideas were good ones. For instance, he developed a plan to build giant electromagnets that would catch enemy bullets and send them back.
What is illustration?
200
An adjective than means emotionally moving or touching.
What is poignant?
200
Try Choco-Chip Cookies--the cookies with goodness that doesn't quit!
What is glittering generalities?
200
A comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
I ate in the company cafeteria yesterday, and today I have the flu. That's the last time I'll eat there.
What is false cause?
300
Three-quarters of the deadliest mass murders in U.S. history have occurred since 1980. Some of this slaughter is due to the availability of assault weapons.
What is cause and effect?
300
A noun that means a guilty feeling about something one's done.
What is a qualm?
300
Sal's Pizza is like the thick cardboard we use to wrap take-home orders of Cheesy Pizza. Eat Cheesy Pizza if you're a pizza lover; eat Sal's if you love cardboard.
What is name calling?
300
A way to visually outline details in a paragraph (using circles, boxes, or other shapes).
What is mapping?
400
Back in my day, our teachers never went out on strike, so I don't know why teachers today feel they need to do so.
What is false comparison?
400
To turn a corpse into a mummy, ancient Egyptians first washed the body. Next, they removed all organs except the heart.
What is time order?
400
An adjective that describes when the opposite of what one expects to happen, happens.
What is ironic?
400
A big-city mayoral candidate is shown dropping off his daughter at the public school she attends in that city.
What is plain folks?
400
Two strategies to help you find the main idea of a paragraph.
What is find the topic, separate out the details, and look for key words? Need two of these!
500
The governor won't sign the proposed anti-gang legislation. He clearly wants to leave citizens at the mercy of criminals.
What is straw man?
500
Keeping your back straight adds to the impression that you're confident and in control. On the other hand, if you want to gain someone's sympathy, you can sag a little all around.
What is contrast?
500
An adjective that means capable of making an error.
What is fallible?
500
An ad for a brand of cigarettes shows a hip young couple performing a graceful dance move.
What is transfer?
500
Two things you need in order to make an inference in a story.
What is given information and your own knowledge about the topic?