Logical Fallacies 101

Attractive people are more likely to be hired for a position that has nothing to do with their looks. This is due to which cognitive bias?

• Sunk cost fallacy
• Halo affect
• Availability heuristic 
• Confirmation bias

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CCSS.RL.5.6

In the court trial deliberations, Juror Seven says, "There are still eleven of us who think he's guilty. You're alone." His attempt to use numbers to persuade Eight is:

• Confirmation bias

• Framing Bias

• Bandwagon effect

• Clustering illusion

When we discount or ignore information that conflicts with what we already believe, that is called the...

• Framing Effect
• Confirmation Bias
• Self-serving Bias
• Halo Effect

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CCSS.RL.5.6

The tendency to believe that a random act can influence the outcome of a future event is known as...

• Confirmation Bias
• Gambler's Fallacy
• Clustering Illusion
• Wishful Thinking

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In Act 1, Juror Seven says, "There are still eleven of us who think he's guilty. You're alone." His attempt to use numbers to persuade Eight is: 

• Confirmation bias
• Framing Bias
• Bandwagon effect
• Clustering illusion

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An argument that appeals to popular opinion as the basis for its truth.

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• guilt by association

• bandwagon fallacy

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.

• appeal to nature

• ad hominem

• non sequitur

• bandwagon fallacy

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

When a source is viewed negatively because of its connection with another person or group.

• straw man argument

• ad hominem

• bandwagon fallacy

• guilt by association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"I had a bad teacher once; therefore, all teachers must be bad."

• straw man argument

• ad hominem

• bandwagon fallacy

• guilt by association

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"Because everybody thinks this way, it must be right."

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• guilt by association

• bandwagon fallacy

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1