Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

8th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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Logical Fallacies

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8th Grade

20 Qs

Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.8, L.7.6, RI.8.1

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Stephanie Sherman

Used 120+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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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

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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

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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

Media Image

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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