Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

10th Grade

16 Qs

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Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.8.1, RL.11-12.1

+7

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Whitley Marcum

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak?”

Appeal to False Authorirty
Bandwagon Appeal
Faulty Analogy
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

30 sec • 1 pt

Mike: It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse, why on earth would you have done that?

Ken: But what is morality exactly?

Mike: It’s a code of conduct shared by cultures.

Ken: But who creates this code?...

ad hominem

red herring

band wagon

faulty analogy

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

20 sec • 1 pt

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

appeal to nature

ad hominem

non sequitur

bandwagon fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.

false dichotomy

false causation

appeal to nature

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size; a broad claim based on limited evidence.

non sequitur

false causation

red herring

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.

straw man argument

false causation

red herring

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

"Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great."

non sequitur

false causation

red herring

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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