Logical Fallacies Quiz - Week 2/3

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English
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12th Grade
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Robyn Worley
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 12 pts
If we ban Hummers because they are bad for the environment eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban Hummers.
Slipper Slope
Hasty Generalization
Circular Argument
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
Even though it's only the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course.
Begging the Claim
Ad hominem
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
I drank bottled water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick.
Hasty Generalization
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Genetic Fallacy
Either/or
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
The Volkswagen Beetle is an evil car because it was originally designed by Hitler's army.
Begging the Claim
Genetic Fallacy
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
Filthy and polluting coal should be banned.
Begging the Claim
Circular Argument
Ad populum
/Bandwagon Appeal
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 12 pts
George Bush is a good communicator because he speaks effectively.
Straw Man
Either/or
Circular Argument
Moral Equivalence
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 2 pts
We can either stop using cars or destroy the earth.
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Either/or
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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