Fallacies Quiz

Fallacies Quiz

9th - 10th Grade

10 Qs

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Fallacies Quiz

Fallacies Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.8.1, RL.8.1

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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.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

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.8.5

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.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

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.8.8

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.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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