Logical Fallacies
Authored by Jenean Stuckey
English
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.
red herring
ad hominem
non sequitur
bandwagon fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
2.
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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.
straw man argument
appeal to nature
non sequitur
guilt by association
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."
hasty generalization
circular reasoning
straw man argument
ad hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.
Scare Tactic
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Causality
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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