Logical fallacies
Authored by Brooklyn Fuhrwerk
English
7th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Congressman calls a Whitehouse Spokesperson a "giant idiot"
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
slippery slope
cherry picking
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Person 1: I think pollution is the cause of climate change.
Person 2: So you think humans cause hurricanes and tornadoes and tsunamis?
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Post Hoc
Slippery Slope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Don't listen to her even though she's a doctor. She isn't a good person, so her opinion is invalid.
Hasty Generalization
Post Hoc
Ad Hominem
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A woman decides to visit a certain doctor after only asking advice on the best doctors from ONE friend.
Cherry Picking
slippery slope
Post hoc
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Attending one movie that was boring and then assuming that all movies are boring
band wagon
straw man
hasty generalization
post hoc
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Teacher: You are receiving a zero because you didn't do your homework.
Students: Are you serious? You gave me a zero because you hate me????
post hoc
bandwagon
straw man
ad hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Only asking 5 people their opinion about Christian Heritage and saying their opinions are the "majority" of people.
slippery slope
bandwagon
post hoc
cherry picking
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