It's the logical fallacy shown here: "What do you know? You're just a little kid!"
What is "ad hominem"?
100
I'd use this term to describe Christmas music this time of year; it's everywhere!
What is "ubiquitous"?
100
Katha Pollitt argues that this controversial topic is actually "about the separation of church and state."
What is gay marriage?
100
David Foster Wallace describes this kind of individual as "a little kid who's wildly, precociously fluent in SWE."
What is a SNOOTlet?
100
It's the type of grammatical error in the following sentence: "I'll run to the store tomorrow, that's when I'll get my paycheck."
What is a comma splice?
200
Both a good diamond and a good argument could be described with this term.
What is "multifaceted"?
200
A new study has shown that a staggering 41% of of Americans can be described by this word; and without their glasses, they wouldn't be able to read it!
What is "myopic"?
200
After Scott Russell Sanders bashed his thumb with a hammer, the white scar that resulted had this distinct shape.
What is a crescent moon?
200
Jane Doe, in her essay "Invisible", describes how her appearance as absolutely, un-noticeably "normal" allows her to commit this kind of crime.
What is shoplifting?
200
Its the undisguised yet inconspicuous spelling error within this very sentence.
What is "Its"?
300
Both cows and heavy thinkers can do this for hours on end.
What is "ruminate"?
300
This word describes the terrible sound of many middle-school band concerts.
What is "cacophony"?
300
In Annie Dillard's essay "The Chase" it's this act of childish mischief that causes the man in the black Buick to run after the kids.
What is throwing a snowball?
300
In this essay, Kellie Young goes surfing and thinks about her mother whose voice still pulls at her thoughts.
What is "The Undercurrent"?
300
The following sentence needs this kind of structure: "I love going for long walks, my dog, and to study mathematics."
What is parallel structure?
400
This term refers to a subtle difference or variation.
What is "nuance?"
400
My mother, brother, and I formed one of these to secretly plan my dad's birthday party.
What is a "cabal"?
400
According to Michael Chabon, this is another way of saying "obsessive compulsive disorder."
What is "XO9"?
400
In his essay on obsessions, Michael Chabon talks about how his older son couldn't get through five minutes without mentioning this farm animal.
What is a cow?
400
You can end your sentences with these, but generally, you aren't supposed to.
What are propositions?
500
This term could be applied to the pumpkin pie supply at our table this Thanksgiving; there wasn't much to go around.
What is "dearth"?
500
The mayfly has this kind of lifespan - a very short one.
What is "ephemeral"?
500
In "The Inheritance of Tools", Scott Russell Sanders used this food to lure his daughter's gerbils out of the wall.
What is popcorn?
500
According to David Brooks, this author's book "If I Ran the Zoo" contained the first printed usage of the word "Nerd" in modern English.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
500
Student often makes this type of grammatical error, and this sentence have two of them!