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Deduction
a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
Plot
A false or assumed identity.
Alias
Alibi
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Trope
Refer to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many times. Cliche
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
Scapegoat
An uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
Suspense
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Satire
Evidence
facts and physical details that can be used in court.
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
Protagonist
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Antagonist
an ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense.
Cliffhanger
a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Witness
a competition in which students simulate a real trial.
Mock Trial
Defendant
The one who stands accused of the crime/Defense
Prosecutor
Provides evidence to prove the person committed the crime
