Bell-Ringer Logical Fallacies

Bell-Ringer Logical Fallacies

6th - 8th Grade

17 Qs

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Bell-Ringer Logical Fallacies

Bell-Ringer Logical Fallacies

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.7.8, RL.6.1, L.7.6

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Caroline Salvadore

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A conclusion based on insufficient, incomplete, or biased information

bandwagon

hasty generalization

circular reasoning

mistaken causality

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fallacy?

an argument that is won by an either/or choice

a conclusion that is reached by circular reasoning

an argument that is flawed by faulty logic

a conclusion that is reached when there are no good solutions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main reason we sometimes don't recognize faulty logic is:

we don't care about possible options because our focus is to win

we agree with the principle of the argument that is being made

we don't care who wins or loses the argument

there are only two options to choose from in an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is an example of Slippery Slope?


If you don't brush your teeth this morning...

...all of your teeth will fall out and no one will ever offer you a job.

...you will regret it halfway through the day.

...you will be sure to remember to brush them this evening.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of Slippery Slope?

Football is dangerous! If you let your son play football...

... he might get a concussion from a hard tackle.

....he runs the risk of getting injured during a game or practice.

...he will suffer head injury after head injury, until he can no longer walk straight or spell his own name!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which logical fallacy is shown in this example:


“If I let you use your phones for the last five minutes of class, you will start using them all the time… and eventually there won’t be one single student listening to the lesson!”

Slippery Slope

Overgeneralization

Ad Populum

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The red bicycle is red.

circular logic

red herring

either/or

straw man

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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