
Common Fallacies
Authored by Morgan Whitcomb
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
"Everyone is doing it, you should be too!" is an example of which fallacy?
Ad Hominem
Bandwagon
False Cause
Strawman
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is this an example of: "The only solutions I can see to climate change is either mass extinction of humans, or passing this green bill."
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Culture
Black-and-White
Bandwagon
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Logos is...
Appealing to the senses and feelings.
Appealing to the audience.
Appealing to logics by using facts and statistics.
Appealing to logics by using ethics, likeability, trustworthiness.
Tags
CCSS.SL.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.8
CCSS.W.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Pathos is...
Appealing to your audience by use of logical arguments.
Appealing to your audience by use of emotions.
Appealing to your audience by use of trustworthiness.
Appealing to your audience by use of facts and statistics.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Ethos is...
Appealing to expert opinion, use of credibility
Appealing to the audience through compassion and kindness.
Appealing to emotions and senses.
Appealing to logics, statistics and research.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Suggesting that one small event will create a series of events that will lead to a catastrophic end.
Slippery Slope
Logical Fallacy
Red Herring
Overgeneralization
Tags
CCSS.SL.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
If you don't get up early every day you will be late. The more you are late the more trouble you will get into. The more trouble you get into, you will end up losing your job and your family will starve. (This is an example of...)
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
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