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Fallacy Quiz

Authored by Trebor Cage

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Fallacy Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What following statements are true about fallacies? Select all that apply.

Fallacies are reasoning errors that weaken an argument

Fallacies can be used deliberately in an attempt to influence someone’s thinking, opinions, and actions.

Fallacies can be committed unintentionally due to sloppiness or a lack of understanding.

Formal fallacies do not have to be 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two types of fallacies are formal and informal.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of fallacy contains an error in structure?

formal

informal

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

1 min • 1 pt

All formal fallacies are non sequiturs, which means that the conclusion is not supported by what preceded it.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ad Hominem is latin for

"it's all good."

"against the man"

slippery slope

"wrong side of right"

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

An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an

appeal to false authority

bandwagon fallacy

strawman fallacy

ad hominem fallacy

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“He’s not a great athlete; he’s a fraud, a cheat and a liar. That’s why not everybody is ‘happy for Lance.'”

ad hominem

strawman

bandwagon

appeal to false authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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