Logical Fallacy Practice
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The red bicycle is red.
circular logic
red herring
false dichotomy
(either/or)
straw man
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which logical fallacy attacks the person instead of the argument or the ideas?
Good argument
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which logical fallacy reduces a complicated argument to only 2 possible choices (for us or against us)?
straw Man
appeal to authority
bandwagon
False Dichotomy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Assumes that a proposed step will set off a chain of uncontrollable events.
bandwagon appeal
slippery slope
circular reasoning
juxtaposition
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You should listen to Ellie Goulding because everyone is listening to her music.
circular reasoning
slippery slope
hyperbole
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A logical fallacy is...
an error in reasoning
a good idea
a wrong answer
a counterclaim
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the definition with the fallacy: "attacking the character of the person instead of the idea"
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
Straw Man
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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