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Red Herring- gets attention to other details in order to avoid the main idea or issue in the debate

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Red Herring- gets attention to other details in order to avoid the main idea or issue in the debate

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Originally, Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but now known as Danvers, Massachusetts,
Salem Village was a farming community on the northern edge of Salem Town during the 17th century. It is known for being the place where the Salem Witch Trials occurred first, in 1692. This village is a very historic settlement in our nation’s history.

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Whenever you assume the truth without proof, also called arguing in a circle.

Example: I got the most votes because I won the election.

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When an argument has no substance to the topic and is very slim. This happens when your opponent is arguing something that you're not trying to present. This misrepresents and alters the argument.

Person 1: "I think George is a great worker and should be given a raise."
Person 2: "So you're saying that everyone else isn't a good worker and should be kept at the same payment?"

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John Proctor: A local farmer who lives right outside of town. Also a harsh-tongued man, and has affairs with Abigail Williams, and doesn't want to expose her because she will cause harm to his reputation
Abigail Williams: She is reverend Parris´s niece. had a job in the Proctors house up until the affair between her and John gets out. Shes talented and vindictive when crossed.
Reverend John Hale: A young minister who is an expert on witchcraft, and is also a Christian. Who is later on trying to save the lives of those who were accused.

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Arthur Miller criticized McCarthyism, the political practice in America of accusing disloyalty with insufficient evidence in the fear of communism. Similarly, the Red Scare was a period of time of hysteria over the perceived threat of communism. Miller concealed his criticism of McCarthyism by writing plays and books.

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Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, and the Red Scare

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Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, and the Red Scare

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Phillip Mahn                                  10/3/2022

Arthur Miller, being born during the starting years of World War I and living fully through World War II, was highly knowledgeable of the events that led to and through the mid 20th century. Due to his experience, Arthur had strong opinions on the ideas of McCarthyism and the mass hysteria regarding communism. McCarthyism is more or less the idea or practice of (usually) falsely accusing someone of a deed or crime due to fear or other circumstances. An example would be accusing someone of being a communist because they wore red during the Red Scare (circa ~1915-1920 & ~1947-1957). The Crucible (1953) is about a time very similar to the Red Scare, the Salem Witch Trials. A time when early settlers where scared out of their minds (literally in some cases) about what they didn't know. This lead to many people being falsely accused of being witches simply because of their habits or personal belongings. The book itself is meant to reflect the similarities between the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare where many people would be punished for no reason.

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How I see the connection between Arthur Miller, McCarythism, Red Scare, and The Crucible is because Arthur Miller uses The Crucible to investigate the terror and panic that infused the American Society throughout the Red Scare. Also the McCarythism because they used the Salem Witch Trials as a tale.