Logical Fallacies
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English
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.
Back
non sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.
Back
ad hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.
Back
straw man argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.
Back
false dichotomy
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
Back
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."
Back
circular reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class. Options: Scare Tactic, Slippery Slope, Hasty Generalization, Faulty Causality
Back
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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