logical fallacies

logical fallacies

7th - 8th Grade

14 Qs

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logical fallacies

logical fallacies

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English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.7.8, L.7.6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An ad hominem attack

is a very effective debate strategy
goes after a person's argument.
is always against a popular idea.
is an attack on the person, not the argument 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the phrase "Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King so it must be true."  represents which fallacy?

The Straw Man Fallacy
The Slippery Slope Fallacy
The Bandwagon Fallacy
The Argument from Authority Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

Ad Hominem

Appeal to Nature

Bandwagon

Circular Reasoning

Guilt by Association

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other

False Causation

False Dichotomy

Hasty Generalization

Straw Man

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you allow one student to take an online course, soon

everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.

Slippery Slope

Band Wagon

Ambiguity

Insufficient Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Everyone seems to support the changes in the vacation policy, and if everyone likes them, they must be

good.

Slippery Slope

Band Wagon

Misplaced Cause and Effect

Ambiguity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.

Slippery Slope
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Affirming the Consequent

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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