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Logical Fallacies
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fallacy is used when an expert or celebrity is used to prop up an unrelated argument?
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Circular Reasoning
Force and Fear
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
1 min • 1 pt
Which fallacy is used when one attacks the opponent's character instead of attacking their argument?
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Slippery Slope
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Amy says she believes more funding should go to Medicare and Medicaid. Her friend says, "So you believe that people who eat junk food all day should get a free handout for their emergency room visits?" What kind of fallacy is her friend using?
Bandwagon
Straw Man
False Dichotomy
Force and Fear
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which fallacy is used in the advertisement pictured?
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
Non Sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Violent video games cause people to become violent because violent people play violent video games." Which fallacy is used in this argument?
Non Sequitur
Appeal to Pity
Post Hoc
Circular Reasoning
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
1 min • 1 pt
Which fallacy is used when someone draws a false conclusion based on a very small sample size?
False Dichotomy
Non Sequitur
Hasty Generalization
Post Hoc
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
1 min • 1 pt
Which fallacy uses unrelated information to distract someone from the main argument?
Red Herring
Straw Man
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Authority
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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