Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

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19 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI. 9-10.8, L.8.5A

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Standards-aligned

Created by

B Mclaughlin-Allen

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Attacks the arguer instead of the argument

Slippery slope

False dilemma

Ad hominem/personal attack/attack the man

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ignores someone's actual argument and presents a distorted or oversimplified version instead

slippery slope

straw man

bandwaggon

red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or decide not to have music for a while

straw man

slippery slope

either or fallacy

burden of proof

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Assumes that a proposed step will set off a chain of uncontrollable events.

slippery slope

begging the question/circular reasoning

either or fallacy otherwise called false dilemma

red herring

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

Encouraged to take some action because other people are doing the same thing.

begging the question/circular reasoning,

false authority

bandwagon

appeal to emotion

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Presents an argument in which the conclusion is assumed in the reasoning.

perfection solution

false authority

begging the question/circular reasoning

Bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diverts attention from the original issue by shifting to another issue/topic

Hasty generalization

red herring

ad hominem/ personal attack

appeal to logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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