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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.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.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
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.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
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