Logical Fallacies

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Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.6.8, RI.7.8

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lindsay Brooks

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

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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.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

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.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

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.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

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