The phrase "minor crisis" from the text is an oxymoron, as "minor" suggests something small or less serious, while "crisis" indicates a situation of significant concern or urgency.
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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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art mishap
art mishap
safety scissor
safety scissor
minor crisis
minor crisis
toilet jam
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