Rhetorical/Logical Fallacies
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"We need to reduce the national debt because the government owes too much money."
(Hint: Tries to support an argument by simply restating it another way so that the reasoning just goes around in circles.)
Bandwagon
Begging the Question
False Dilemma
Post Hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.9
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RL.1.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"I will not allow the United States to become a defenseless, bankrupt nation - it must remain the military and economic superpower of the world."
(Hint: Argues that there are only two possible alternatives in a situation.)
Bandwagon
Begging the Question
False Dilemma
Post Hoc
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
Most divorced couples go to see a therapist before they separate; therefore, going to see a therapist will increase the chances that you will get a divorce.
(Hint: Mistaken assumption that because one followed another the first event caused the second.)
Post Hoc
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.9
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RL.1.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"Of course council member Acevedo doesn't want to build a new high school; she doesn't have any children herself."
(Hint: Personal attack on those who support an opposing position.)
Post Hoc
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.9
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RL.1.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"Everybody cheats on their taxes just a little bit."
(Hint: Encourages the audience to go along with the crowd.)
Bandwagon
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.1.8
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
CCSS.RI.K.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
"We've got to stop them from banning pornography. Once they start banning one form of literature, they will never stop. Next thing you know, they will be burning all the books!"
(Hint: Contends that if a certain event occurs then it will set into motion a chain of events that end in disaster.)
Bandwagon
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.1.8
CCSS.RI.2.8
CCSS.RI.K.5
CCSS.RI.K.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:
Prof. Jones: "The university just cut our yearly budget by $10,000."
Prof. Smith: "What are we going to do?"
Prof. Brown: "I think we should eliminate one of the teaching assistant positions. That would take care of it."
Prof. Jones: "We could reduce our scheduled raises instead."
Prof. Brown: " I can't understand why you want to bleed us dry like that, Jones."
(Hint: Misrepresents an opposing argument, characterizing it as more extreme or otherwise different than it actually is.)
Bandwagon
Ad hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.9
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RL.1.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
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