Logical Fallacies
Authored by Elisabeth Eaves
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a fallacy?
An error in punctuation
An error in critical thinking
An error in reasoning
An error in social emotional thinking
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Happens when someone oversimplifies or misrepresents another person’s argument in order to make it easier to attack.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Occurs when a person argues that an event will inevitably happen without providing any examples that this may happen.
Slippery Slope
Post Hoc
Ad Hominem
Non-Sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
An attack on the person, or the character of the person, rather than his or her arguments or opinions.
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
An attack on the person, or the character of the person, rather than his or her arguments or opinions.
Slippery Slope
Ad Populum
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This type of fallacy occurs when a conclusion does not follow from its premises.
Red Herring
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Non-Sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Occurs when it is assumed that one thing caused another when the two events happen sequentially.
Post Hoc
Slippery Slope
Ad Populum
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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