By testing the author's logic and reasoning
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Answer:
McCarthy's accusations of communism were similiar to the accusation of witchcraft in Salem. This inspired The Crucible because Miller is trying to explain the Theme Preversion of Power which McCarthy had done. Basically he abused his power. This is much like McCarthyism because people are being accused without any evidence.
Explanation:
"Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market."
The theme is that we must take care of our world I think