Logical Fallacies, Rhetorical Devices, and Rhetorical Strategies

Logical Fallacies, Rhetorical Devices, and Rhetorical Strategies

8th Grade

68 Qs

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Logical Fallacies, Rhetorical Devices, and Rhetorical Strategies

Logical Fallacies, Rhetorical Devices, and Rhetorical Strategies

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.6, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Emilee Smith

Used 111+ times

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68 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an idea or conclusion that does not follow logically based on the evidence

False Dichotomy

Non-Sequitur

Ad Hominem

Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

repeats an idea rather than giving a valid reason

Slippery Slope

Bandwagon

Circular Reasoning

Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

draws a conclusion about an entire group based on insufficient evidence

Hasty Generalization

False Dichotomy

Straw-Man

Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

gives false characteristics to an argument and then attacks an argument based on those false characteristics

False Dichotomy

Non-Sequitur

Straw-Man

Appeal to Tradition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

attacking the person rather than the argument

Red Herring

Non-Sequitur

Hasty Generalization

Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

presents the false assumption that there are only two possibilities (think: either/or)

False Dichotomy

Slippery Slope

Non-Sequitur

Straw-Man

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the focus is shifted to a side issue or something irrelevant

Non-Sequitur

Red Herring

Slippery Slope

Testimonial

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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