Logical Fallacies

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English
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8th - 10th Grade
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Stephanie Sherman
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character. Talking bad about the person without addressing the argument.
red herring
bandwagon
double standard
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
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument
slippery slope
ad hominem
red herring
straw man
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it
bandwagon
appeal to authority
begging the claim
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence
correlation no causation
slippery slope
bandwagon
double standard
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ignoring a person's actual position and substituting a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position.
begging the claim
red herring
straw man
correlation no causation
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence
double standard
ad hominem
straw man
hasty generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using loaded language to push ideas instead of proving them.
appeal to authority
begging the claim
red herring
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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