Faulty Reasoning Practice
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Faulty Reasoning Practice
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English
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6th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This occurs when a single cause is assumed to have created a problem or an issue. In reality, the problem or issue may have been created by a number of causes.
Overgeneralization
Circular Reasoning
Oversimplification
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An assumption is made that one event causes the other.
False Cause
Overgeneralization
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The writer (or speaker or ad) supports a claim with restatements of that same claim. The argument goes around and around with the reason making the same claim as the original argument.
Oversimplification
Circular Reasoning
False Cause
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The writer reaches conclusions from a limited number of facts. (Look for words such as all, every, and always.)
False Cause
Overgeneralization
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cats are mean spirited animals.
Oversimplification
Overgeneralization
False Cause
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Clay Matthews’ long hair is what makes him
a good football player.
False Cause
Oversimplification
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Heat won the second playoff game
because LeBron made some awesome
plays.
False Cause
Overgeneralization
Oversimplification
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
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