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fallacy quiz

Authored by Tekhi Townsend

English

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.


ex:You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months.

Ad hominem

False analogy

straw man

post hoc

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

s argument to the people. It is an emotional appeal to popular beliefs, values, or wants. Bandwagon Fallacy.

SRAW MAN

NON SEQITUR

SLIPPERY SLOPE

AD POPULUM

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a type of informal fallacy or a persuasive technique in which the fact that two things are alike in one respect leads to the invalid conclusion that they must be alike in some other respect.

EX: Penguins are black and white; some old TV shows are black and white.

False analogy

Straw man

Slippery slope

begging the question

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an argument that claims an initial event or action will trigger a series of other events and lead to an extreme or undesirable outcome

appeal to authority

red herring

Slippery slope

straw man

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a claim made on the basis of insufficient evidence.

Hasty gen

circular reasoning

red herring

post hoc

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. In other words, you assume without proof the stand/position, or a significant part of the stand, that is in question.

Begging the question

straw man

slippery slope

false anaolgy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an attempt to change the subject and divert attention from the original issue.

red herring

straw man

ad hominem

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