Passion Projects & ISPs
A social welfare proposal where all citizens receive a regular, unconditional minimum payments, regardless of their employment or income level.
What is UBI? (What is Universal Basic Income?)
English words are often composed of these three morphological components
What are prefixes, root words, and suffixes?
This banker delivers the terrible news that the Baudelaire siblings are now the Baudelaire Orphans.
Who is Mr. Poe?
The sport of "battledore & shuttlecock" became an Olympic sport in 1992 - although we wouldn't call it that now.
What is Badminton?
This philosopher was the student of Plato, and is known as the first person to formalize logic.
Who is Aristotle?
A singing synthesizer software developed by Yamaha that allows users to create songs with synthesized vocals.
What are Vocaloids?
This prefix means against; oppose
What is contra/counter?
"It’s a provisional license—although, to me, it usually looks more like RIVALSNOOPIICELENS" says this character
Who is Parker Elias? (Who is Parker?)
This basketball player is famed for scoring 100 points in a single game (although some doubt if this is due, as there is no living footage)
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This type of logical fallacy, translating to "at person", is when you attack the person rather than debating the argument.
What is "ad hominem?"
Someone who chooses to eat a vegetarian diet, but who also eats fish and other seafood.
What are Pescatarians?
This suffix (ironically, bound) means able to
able/ible
This slippery pet is often found (or not!) his cage in Miss Fountain's seventh grade classroom,
Who is Vladimir?
A tied soccer game may go into a sudden death overtime, which is more properly referred to as this.
What is Golden Goal?
This type of logical fallacy occurs when someone argues that "everyone else is doing it!"
What is Bandwagoning?
For an annual cost of $49,325, fortunate students could attend this Aurora-based institution.
What is St. Andrews College?
This scrambled word translated to the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object.
What is Objectification?
In Chapter 16, Brian is attacked in the water by this creature, causing damage to his shoulder and ribs.
What is a moose?
The server in volleyball cannot step on the end line while serving, or else this occurs.
What is a Foot Fault?
"All humans have four legs. John is a human. Therefore, John has four legs." is an example of an argument that is...
What is valid, but not true?
A senary system, using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 utilizes this.
What is a base 6 number system?
This scrambled word would be presented in court, often from the side of the defense.
What is Counterevidence?
These three antagonists own the farms which are targeted by Mr. Fox.
Who are Boggis, Bunce, and Bean?
You may discover that you feel rather like a plant during this balance-based yoga position.
What is Tree Pose?
A type of logical argument where a conclusion is drawn from two or more premises.
What is a Syllogism?