English 10 Art of Argument Practice Quiz
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fallacy
a technique that people use to persuade others to think or do something
a type of non-argumentative persuasion
a commonly recognized type of bad argument
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The two imaginary characters in the "Dialogue on Logic and Propaganda"
Tiffany and Napoleon
Aristotle and Tiffany
Plato and Tiffany
Tiffany and Socrates
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ad fontem fallacy
a fallacy that uses personal attack, including abusive or derogatory terms (insults, put downs, etc.), attempting to “win” an argument by avoiding the issues and making the opponent look bad
an attempt to persuade by making people afraid of what will happen if they don’t agree to the ideas of the argument
a bad argument that focuses on the source of the argument instead of the actual issue
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tu quoque fallacy
an attempt to persuade by making others feel sorry for the person making the argument or for the people being described in the argument
a fallacy that avoids the issues by claiming that there is no need to take someone’s argument seriously because he or she doesn’t live by it
a type of fallacy that attacks a source that is a group or institution rather than an individual
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Red herrings
fallacies that are particularly obvious and identifiable attempts to persuade people through emotions rather than reasoning
fallacies that don’t necessarily play on human emotion, but nevertheless direct attention to something that is not relevant
bad arguments that focus on the source of the argument instead of the actual issue
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ad hominem abusive fallacy
a fallacy that uses personal attack, (insults, put downs, etc.), attempting to “win” an argument by avoiding the issues and making the opponent look bad
a type of fallacy that attacks a source that is a group or institution rather than an individual
a fallacy that avoids the issues by claiming that there is no need to take someone’s argument seriously because he or she doesn’t live by it
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Propaganda
the requirement that the parts of an argument offer objective support for the argument itself; the premises must “bear upon” the conclusion
a commonly recognized type of bad argument
any sort of technique that people use to get groups of people to do or believe something that they might not otherwise do or believe (especially techniques that bypass reasoning and are tricky or dishonest)
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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