A straw man fallacy occurs when someone takes another person’s argument or point, distorts it or exaggerates it in some kind of extreme way, and then attacks the extreme distortion, as if that is really the claim the first person is making.

Question: Where does the expression “red herring” come from? Answer: This expression, meaning a false clue, first popped up in British foxhunting circles. Smoked and salted herrings turn bright red in the curing process and emit a pungent, fishy smell.

to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. to engulf or swallow up. to absorb or engross wholly: a mind devoured by fears.

Turkeys — gobble The sound a turkey makes is called a gobble.

Definitions of gobble up. verb. eat a large amount of food quickly. synonyms: bolt down, garbage down, shovel in.

When used alone, it means to devour food quickly. When paired–“gobble gobble”–it imitates turkey calls. Additionally, turkeys are often called “gobblers.” In summary, people who love turkey can gobble their gobbler before it has a chance to gobble gobble.

Are they talking to each other or sending out warnings, or what? Answer: Only male turkeys, or toms, can gobble, and they mostly do it in the spring and fall. It is a mating call and attracts the hens. Wild turkeys gobble at loud sounds and when they settle in for the night.

2. Female turkeys don’t gobble A female turkey is called a hen and the male turkey is called a gobbler and for a good reason. Only male turkeys make that adorable gobbling sound; hens cluck and make small, chirp-like noises.

verb

Gobble comes from an Old French word meaning “a mouthful” or “a lump.” It’s related to gob, a slang term for “mouth” in the UK. Definitions of gobble. verb. eat hastily without proper chewing. synonyms: bolt.

1a : to bite gently. b : to eat or chew in small bits. 2 : to take away bit by bit waves nibbling the shore. intransitive verb. 1 : to take gentle, small, or cautious bites also : snack.

/ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs/ the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness.

Noun. 1. wickedness – morally objectionable behavior. evil, immorality, iniquity. evildoing, transgression – the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; “the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father”

The difference between wickedness and evil is simple! Wickedness is an act of harm that has no useful purpose. Evil is an act which causes unwanted harm but may have a useful purpose. All acts of wickedness have evil associated with them BUT not all acts of evil are wicked.

Wickedness Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for wickedness?