Rhetorical Fallacies Quizziz

John and Kyle are arguing about their Dungeons and Dragons group, and a new proposed rule that would let people dress up for play sessions. Kyle is against the rule, insisting that if they accept it, people would start to want to fully role play their adventures. What fallacy is his argument based on?

• Slippery slope

• Begging the question

• Red herring

• Ad hominem

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When elected representatives argue that either we significantly raise everyone's taxes, or we let state schools go entirely private, that is an example of the _____ fallacy.

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Maia and Mary are talking about Maia's date last weekend. She insists she's not calling her date back because they are a lawyer, and "all lawyers are slimy," even if her date seemed nice. What kind of rhetorical fallacy is informing her decision making?

• Red herring

• False cause

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

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Marissa hands Sonia a vaping device while they wait for an uber home from softball practice. When Sonia refuses, Marissa insists, arguing that everyone on the team is doing it, and the team captain said it's not like cigarettes, so it's okay. What rhetorical fallacy forms part of her argumet?

• False cause

• Ad populum

• Personal attack

• Hasty generalization

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Mary calls Maia in the middle of the night, crying. After several minutes of garbled conversation, she discerns that Mary's partner broke up with her; Mary insists it's because she didn't make it to their work event a few weeks before. What rhetorical fallacy undergirds Mary's thinking?

• Hasty generalization

• Ad populum

• False cause

• Bandwagon

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The President of the University sends an email to students, arguing that "because of a lack of state funding, the only way we could continue operating the university is by raising tuition." What rhetorical fallacy does this argument lean on?

• Hasty generalization

• Red herring

• False dichotomy

• Begging the question

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When someone argues that their parents worked hard at honest jobs to build their wealth, so therefore it's just as easy as anyone else to climb the social ladder, that is ___________ fallacy.

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One of the candidates for student government accuses their opponent of not having voted in the last election, insisting this means their platform isn't worth supporting in this contest. What rhetorical fallacy is the opponent using?

• Ad populum

• Bandwagon

• False dichotomy

• Ad hominem

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Kyle brings flowers to his girlfriend Patricia after a fight. When she asks him why she should forgive him, he says "I brought you your favorite flowers." What rhetorical fallacy is he using?

• False dichotomy

• Red herring

• Ad hominem

• Slippery slope

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Oscar and Marissa are arguing about cheating. Oscar argues cheating in a game should always result in disqualification, and bending the rules is cheating, therefore, Marissa should be disqualified from their session of Catan. What rhetorical fallacy undergirds his argument?

• Red herring

• Ad hominem

• Begging the question

• Ad populum

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