Across
- 3. : Arguing that one small step will inevitably lead to extreme outcomes (13 letters)
- 5. : The niece of Reverend Parris and the main instigator of the witchcraft accusations (7 letters)
- 7. : Reverend Parris’s daughter who lies motionless at the beginning of Act 1 (5 letters)
- 11. : Attacking a person instead of addressing the argument (9 letters)
- 13. : Presenting only two options when more exist (8 letters)
- 15. : Assuming one event caused another just because it happened first (15 letters)
- 18. : The forbidden practice that sparks fear and accusations in Salem (10 letters)
- 21. : The act of convincing someone to accept a belief or take action (10 letters)
- 22. : Making a broad claim based on too little evidence (18 letters)
- 25. : A mistaken belief or argument based on unsound reasoning (7 letters)
- 26. : The Puritan town where the play is set (5 letters)
- 28. : The study of valid reasoning and sound argument (5 letters)
- 30. : Using an unqualified person as evidence for a claim (14 letters)
Down
- 1. : Using fear to manipulate others into agreement (12 letters)
- 2. : The outspoken, comical old man who questions his wife’s strange reading habits (5 letters)
- 4. : Using emotion instead of logic to persuade (17 letters)
- 6. : Urging people to do something because “everyone else is” (9 letters)
- 8. : One of the girls who danced in the forest and follows Abigail’s lead (5 letters)
- 9. : The place where the girls were seen dancing and where rumors of witchcraft begin (6 letters)
- 10. : The quality of being believable or trustworthy (11 letters)
- 12. : A wealthy, vindictive landowner who supports the witch trials (6 letters)
- 14. : The forbidden act that triggers suspicion of witchcraft (7 letters)
- 16. : A statement or claim supported by evidence and reasoning (8 letters)
- 17. : A farmer who is critical of Reverend Parris and skeptical of the witch hunt (7 letters)
- 19. : The minister of Salem who fears for his reputation after finding girls dancing in the forest (6 letters)
- 20. : The wise, older woman respected in Salem for her charity and good sense (7 letters)
- 23. : Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to attack (8 letters)
- 24. : City name confused with Parris when students first read the play (5 letters)
- 27. : The slave from Barbados accused of witchcraft by Abigail (6 letters)
- 29. : A title used in Puritan times, short for “Goodwife” (5 letters)
