Fallacies

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Lois and Jan did a "snow dance" one afternoon, and it snowed that night. They claimed to have brought the snow.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Hasty Generalization

Slippery Slope

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Hasty Generalization

Slippery Slope

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

“No! Don't eat that piece of chocolate. Today, it's one piece of chocolate, but tomorrow, you've gained 20 lbs!”

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Hasty Generalization

Slippery Slope

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Hasty Generalization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A man who has cheated on his spouse is confronted by a friend who tells him that it is wrong. The man begins to talk about right versus wrong and who decides.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Red Herring

Slippery Slope

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

I sneezed at the same time the power went off. My sneeze did something to make the power go off.

Ad Hominem

Post Hoc

Red Herring

Slippery Slope

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

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Fallacies

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Lois and Jan did a "snow dance" one afternoon, and it snowed that night. They claimed to have brought the snow.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

“No! Don't eat that piece of chocolate. Today, it's one piece of chocolate, but tomorrow, you've gained 20 lbs!”

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A man who has cheated on his spouse is confronted by a friend who tells him that it is wrong. The man begins to talk about right versus wrong and who decides.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

I sneezed at the same time the power went off. My sneeze did something to make the power go off.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A student gets into trouble for not meeting the dress code at her school. When her teacher confronts her, she begins talking about how the dress code is a punishment for girls and boys are able to wear whatever they want.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Student tells his professor that he thinks some of Donald Trump's positions have merit. Professor says he can't believe that the student believes in support racism.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.

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Fallacies

Match the example to the correct fallacy.Lois and Jan did a "snow dance" one afternoon, and it snowed that night. They claimed to have brought the snow.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.“No! Don't eat that piece of chocolate. Today, it's one piece of chocolate, but tomorrow, you've gained 20 lbs!”

Match the example to the correct fallacy.Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.A man who has cheated on his spouse is confronted by a friend who tells him that it is wrong. The man begins to talk about right versus wrong and who decides.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.I sneezed at the same time the power went off. My sneeze did something to make the power go off.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.A student gets into trouble for not meeting the dress code at her school. When her teacher confronts her, she begins talking about how the dress code is a punishment for girls and boys are able to wear whatever they want.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.Student tells his professor that he thinks some of Donald Trump's positions have merit. Professor says he can't believe that the student believes in support racism.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.

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Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Lois and Jan did a "snow dance" one afternoon, and it snowed that night. They claimed to have brought the snow.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

“No! Don't eat that piece of chocolate. Today, it's one piece of chocolate, but tomorrow, you've gained 20 lbs!”

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A man who has cheated on his spouse is confronted by a friend who tells him that it is wrong. The man begins to talk about right versus wrong and who decides.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

I sneezed at the same time the power went off. My sneeze did something to make the power go off.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

A student gets into trouble for not meeting the dress code at her school. When her teacher confronts her, she begins talking about how the dress code is a punishment for girls and boys are able to wear whatever they want.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Student tells his professor that he thinks some of Donald Trump's positions have merit. Professor says he can't believe that the student believes in support racism.

Match the example to the correct fallacy.

Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.