Lit. Devices
The use of objects, people, or ideas to represent abstract meanings beyond their literal definitions or meanings.
What is symbolism?
A fallacy that occurs when a irrelevant piece of information or argument is introduced to divert attention from the original topic of discussion.
What is red herring?
A system developed by the Spanish in the sixteenth century that defined the status of diverse populations based on a racial hierarchy that privileged Europeans.
What is Spanish caste system?
This country is credited with introducing the Christmas tree as part of the holiday season.
Who is Germany?
This incident on King Street happened on March 5, 1770.
What is the Boston Massacre?
A rhetorical device where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences to create emphasis, rhythm, and/or a memorable effect.
What is anaphora?
When someone attacks the person making an argument instead of addressing the substance of the argument itself.
What is Ad hominem?
A European religious movement to break with the Catholic Church.
What is Protestant Reformation?
A common Christmas tradition, this was the first sent in 1843.
What is a Christmas card?
This tragedy at the Ford Theatre happened on April, 14 1865.
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
**DAILY DOUBLE** A rhetorical device that omits conjunctions (like “and,” “or,” “but”) between words, phrases, or clauses to create a sense of speed, urgency, or emphasis
What is asyndeton?
A logical fallacy that presents a situation with only two possible outcomes or options, when it reality, more alternative exist.
What is false dichotomy?
Two security acts passed in 1798 by the Federalist- controlled Congress. The one act allowed the president, then John Adams, to imprison or deport noncitizens. The second act outlawed certain public criticisms of the federal government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Kevin has this number of brothers in the popular movie Home Alone.
What is two (Buzz and Jeff)?
This important compact was signed in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A statement or situation, or concept that appears self-contradictory but may contain an underlying truth upon closer examination.
What is paradox?
The logical error of assuming that because one event happened after another, the first event must have caused the second.
What is post hoc?
**DAILY DOUBLE** A Supreme Court decision in 1803 penned by Chief Justice John Marshall that established the authority of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of federal laws, also known as judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
In this country, it is tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner.
What is Japan?
Disguised as Native Americans, this pivotal event occurred in 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
A figure of speech in which a part if made to represent the whole or vice-versa, such as "Dallas won by 10 points."
What is synecdoche?
"You want me to prove aliens built the pyramids, huh? Well, can you prove they didn't?!"
What is burden of proof?
A tool originally invented by Greek astronomers and sailors for navigation or astronomical calculations that allowed sailors to identify distance and time based on the location of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon.
What is astrolabe?
This popular song was originally written for Thanksgiving but is commonly sung during Christmas.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
In 1630, John Winthrop gave this popular sermon.
What is the City on a Hill?