Logical Fallacies Practice
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9th - 12th Grade
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Mike Ciurzynski
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
Hasty Generalization
Circular Reasoning
Slippery Slope
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Either/Or
Straw Man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.
Slippery Slope
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Hasty Generalization
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
2 mins • 1 pt
After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.
ad hominem
circular argument
straw man
genetic fallacy
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
2 mins • 1 pt
Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.
ad hominem
hasty generalization
red herring
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
2 mins • 1 pt
"Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
hasty generalization
ad populum
post hoc ergo propter hoc
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
Begging the Question
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.
Either/Or
Slippery Slope
Ad Populum
Post Hoc
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