The oxymoron from the text is "safety scissor." An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. The term "safety scissor" suggests safety, yet it refers to a scissor that is still capable of causing minor injuries, which creates a contradiction.
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? (1 point) Responses toilet jam toilet jam safety scissor safety scissor minor crisis minor crisis art mishap
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