Grammar
Give an example reported speech
Ex : She said, He said, He reported, She asked, etc
What is the meaning of infer?
Making a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
What logical fallacy is this?
"I met two people from New York who were rude, so everyone from New York must be rude."
Hasty generalization
What does 'copycat' mean?
A person who copies others (style, way, looks, etc)
Rewrite the sentence using 'going to'
It's probably raining. It looks stormy outside
It's probably going to rain because it looks stormy outside.
What does offspring mean?
a person's/animal's child or children.
What logical fallacy is this?
"You're just a teenager; what do you know about politics?"
Ad Hominem
What does 'top dog' mean?
A person who has a high authority
Change this sentence, moving the word rarely but without changing the meaning.
He rarely failed an exam.
Rarely did he fail an exam.
What does revoke mean?
to officially cancel or withdraw it, making it no longer valid or in effect
What logical fallacy is this?
"If we allow students to redo assignments, next they'll want to retake entire courses!"
Slippery Slope
What does 'barking up the wrong tree' mean?
A person who has a high authority
Change this sentence using 'many a'
Many men died in the battlefield during the Great War.
Many a man died in the battlefield during the Great War.
What does mumbo jumbo mean?
something that's meaningless or confusing but pretends to make sense.
What logical fallacy is this?
"I'm trustworthy because I'm an honest person."
Circular Argument
What does 'there are plenty of fish in the sea' mean?
There are many people out there
Change this sentence with this structure 'Preposition + Having + V3'
I finished breakfast, then I went to work.
Clue : Start with After
After having finished breakfast, I went to work.
What does placebo mean?
Clue : pill/treatment
a fake treatment, like a sugar pill, that has no active effect on a condition.
What logical fallacy is this?
"Either we ban all cars to save the environment, or the planet is doomed."
Clue : 2 things
False Dilemma
What does 'The world is your oyster' mean?
Clue : I can go ...
You can do what you want to or go where you want to.