The phrase from the text that is an oxymoron is "safety scissor." An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two seemingly contradictory terms are combined, and in this case, the term "safety" implies caution or protection, while "scissor" implies a tool that typically has the potential to cause harm (especially in the hands of young children).
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Gunther’s first day teaching kindergarten was best described as controlled chaos. By afternoon, there was paint in places Gunther could never have predicted—including, somehow, on the ceiling. But the art mishap did not even rank very high, comparatively, on the minor crisis scale. Pitted against happenings such as the safety scissor haircut, the toilet jam extravaganza, and the great lunch spill of 12:33…few events could clear the high bar of being worthy of specific notice.
Which phrase from the text is an oxymoron?
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minor crisis
minor crisis
toilet jam
toilet jam
safety scissor
safety scissor
art mishap
art mishap
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