Logical Fallacies
Authored by Lindsay Brooks
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack?
Straw Man
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Begging the Question
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves making a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence?
Straw Man
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Begging the Question
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves making unsupported assumptions about a logical conclusion of why something happened?
Straw Man
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Post Hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves presenting only two options when there may be others?
Weak Analogy
False Dilemma
Appeal to Pity
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves presenting a weak analogy or comparison as evidence?
Weak Analogy
False Dilemma
Appeal to Pity
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves using emotional pleas to persuade rather than evidence?
Straw Man
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Appeal to Pity
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following fallacies involves diverting attention away from the topic at hand?
Weak Analogy
False Dilemma
Appeal to Pity
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
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