Logical Fallacy Examples (8th HEnglish)
English, Philosophy
7th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
Hasty Generalization
Emotionalism
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
False Dichotomy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.
False Dichotomy
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat.
Hasty generalization
Emotionalism
Non Sequitor
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Billy - "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
ad hominem
false dichotomy
red herring
emotionalism
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I thought you were a good person, but you weren’t in class today. So which are you?
red herring
ad hominem
false dichotomy
hasty generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Vote for me because the other candidate is a cheat and a liar!
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Non Sequitor
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
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