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Fallacies Quiz
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9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Literally meaning “after this,” this is a causal fallacy in which a person assumes one thing caused another simply because it happened prior to the other.
Slippery Slope
Post Hoc
Appeal to Authority
Either/Or (false dilemma)
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Half an appeal to fear and half a casual fallacy, this fallacy occurs when someone suggests that one action will lead to an inevitable and undesirable outcome.
Post Hoc
Appeal to Pity
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It refers to an attempt to use compassion to replace a logical argument.
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Authority
Post Hoc
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Insisting that a claim is true simply because a valid expert on the issue said it was true, without any other supporting evidence offered.
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Authority
Post Hoc
Either/Or (false dilemma)
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fallacious argumentative strategy whereby genuine discussion of the topic at hand is avoided by instead attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument.
Post Hoc
Either/Or (false dilemma)
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
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
This fallacy occurs when someone presents a limited number of options and ignores other viable alternatives.
Either/Or (false dilemma)
Slippery Slope
Appeal to Authority
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Leonardo DiCaprio is just a dumb actor! What does he really know about climate change?!
Post Hoc
Appeal to Authority
Ad Hominem
Either/Or (false dilemma)
Tags
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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