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logical fallacy

Authored by RAVENE MITCHELL

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most accurate definition for a fallacy?

An error in reasoning

A false or mistaken idea

Of sound reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."

logos
ethos
pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I’ve made all over the world, I am confident that those potsherds are Mesopotamian in origin."

logos
ethos
pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

Begging the Question

Bandwagon

Appeal to Authority

False Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

False Cause

Bandwagon

Begging the Question

Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty?

Begging the Question

Post Hoc

Straw Man

Hasty Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

“John started going to church more often, then won the lottery; therefore, God is rewarding his faithfulness.”

False Cause

Bandwagon

Begging the Question

Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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