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A '''difficulty cliff''' results when a tossup instantly transitions from "difficult" to "easy" without any intervening middle clues. | A '''difficulty cliff''' results when a tossup instantly transitions from "difficult" to "easy" without any intervening middle clues. | ||
| − | Difficulty cliffs are found more commonly in [[NAQT]] than [[ACF]] due to its shorter questions. While difficulty cliffs are almost always present in [[bad quizbowl]], these mistakes are typically viewed as less egregious than [[transparency]] or the use of [[Clue#Bad clues|bad clues]]. | + | Difficulty cliffs are found more commonly in [[NAQT]] than [[ACF]] due to its shorter questions. While difficulty cliffs are almost always present in "[[bad quizbowl]]", these mistakes are typically viewed as less egregious than [[transparency]] or the use of [[Clue#Bad clues|bad clues]]. |
[[Category: Bad quizbowl]] | [[Category: Bad quizbowl]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:13, 18 September 2022
A difficulty cliff results when a tossup instantly transitions from "difficult" to "easy" without any intervening middle clues.
Difficulty cliffs are found more commonly in NAQT than ACF due to its shorter questions. While difficulty cliffs are almost always present in "bad quizbowl", these mistakes are typically viewed as less egregious than transparency or the use of bad clues.