Retake: Logical Fallacies Wizer

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Either we go to war, or we appear weak.

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Ad Hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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Which fallacy is pictured? Options: Slippery Slope, Ad Hominem, False Dilemma, Texas Sharpshooter

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Ad Hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of: Texas Sharpshooter, Straw Man, Ad Hominem, Slippery Slope

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Slippery Slope

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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A girl tells her boyfriend she’d prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.

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Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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Lisa sold her first startup to an influential tech company, so she must be a successful entrepreneur. (She ignores the fact that four of her startups have failed since then.)

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Texas Sharpshooter

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an:

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Ad Hominem

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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A seemingly unimportant event is suggested to lead to a more significant event, which leads to an even more significant event, and so on...

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Slippery Slope

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Front

Only two choices are presented as the only possibilities when, in fact, there are other alternatives.

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False Dilemma

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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What is a logical fallacy?

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All answers are correct

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Front

When someone attacks a distorted version of the original argument that they have themselves created is called a/an

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Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1