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Uncommon card · Science
James Burnham, an Uncommon card
James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
James Burnham quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Burnham card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He chaired the New York University Department of ______.
Answer
Philosophy. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy. From the James Burnham article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
A. J. P. Taylor. A. J. P. Taylor 80 · James Burnham 71 · Hydraulics 67 · Kente cloth 64 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy.
- Burnham was an editor and a regular contributor to William F. Buckley's conservative magazine National Review on a variety of topics.
- He rejected containment of the Soviet Union and called for the rollback of communism worldwide.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Burnham article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get James Burnham
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Burnham (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Princeton University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
