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23 Cards in this Set
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historical context |
the social and political conditions that shaped the culture of its time |
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logical fallacies |
rhetorical flaws that were intended in inflame public emotions |
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either /or fallacy |
insists that only 2 choices exist in a complex situation, as when a politician says, "You're either with us or against us." |
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Name-calling |
occurs when politicians point the finger of blame, accusing their opponents of moral fallings or lack of patriotism |
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Sterotype |
occurs when politicians lump all the members of an opposing group into a single negative group |
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overgeneralization |
occurs when a group of people are made into a sterotype |
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false cause |
when a politician suggests that an opponent or an opponent's policies are to blame for what's wrong with the country |
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objectivity |
provides balanced information on a subject |
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subjectivity |
a personal state in the subject that affects the writer's stance |
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McCarthyism |
the paranoid hunt for infiltrators that was notoriously difficult on writers and entertainers |
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witchcraft |
a civil/religious offense |
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Where and when is the opening scene of the play set? |
In a small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Samuel Paris in Salem, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1692. |
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Why has Parris sent for Reverend Hale from Beverly? |
Reverend Hale has medicine to help Parris' daughter, Betty. He also had experience with domonic arts. |
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What do we learn about the events in the forest? |
Parris thinks that Betty and Abby were conjuring spirits in the forest. Betty and Abby were just dancing. Parris caught them and Betty fainted from fright. |
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What were Abigal Williams' relations with the Proctor family? |
Abigal worked for the Proctor family, but was fired by Mrs. Proctor because Abby didn't want to be their slave (affair with Mr. Proctor) |
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What does Ann Putnam claim in the play about her dead infant children? |
Ann claims that all her 7 children were killed by a witch on the night of their birth. |
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Before the arrival of John Hale, what are some of the subjects for petty disagreements among the characters? |
-how often people go to church -what is talked about during church -Paris' salary -suing everyone -land |
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According to the stage directions, how does John Hale enter for the first time? |
John Hale is carrying a lot books. |
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What happens when John Hale interrogates Tituba? How does the scene's atmosphere become hysterical? |
Tituba says that she has seen the devil in human form. Everyone starts to accuse others of witchcraft. |
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Dialect in the story: |
Goody "I didn't see no Devil." "He don't believe in witches." |
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Authority: Samuel Parris |
He tries to get more money in order to increase his authority. |
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Authority: Thomas Putnam |
He tries to obtain more land in order to gain more authority. |
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Authority: Rebecca Nurse |
She has a lot of authority because he husband had a lot of money and land. |
