Fallacies
Authored by Lynne Gallagher
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Grizzly bears can't be dangerous! They're too cute.
hasty generalization
red herring
strawman
ad hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Senator Ribbit is a liar. You shouldn't listen to him on anything.
circular reasoning
ad hominem
slippery slope
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My uncle is a mechanic and he says you shouldn't spank children. He says it's ineffective.
faulty authority
hasty generalization
strawman
either/or
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we let the government implant tracking devices in criminals, it's not going to stop there! They're going to want to track school children and eventually everyone!
either/or
slippery slope
non sequitur
faulty cause and effect
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Southerners talk fast. I was just on the phone with one, and I could barely keep up!
slippery slope
circular reasoning/begging the question
hasty generalization
non sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You've got to teach the boys logic! If you don't teach them logic, they won't learn how to think! And they'll become hobos and die in prison! Don't you care about your sons? (Mother to Father)
either/or
hasty generalization
faulty cause and effect
strawman
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Politician Running for Public Office: You can all trust what I say. I have never lied in my life.
strawman
faulty authority
circular reasoning/begging the question
non sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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