Logical Fallacies in Argument
Authored by Nicholas Wilde
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Attacks the arguer instead of the argument
Slippery slope
False dilemma
Ad hominem/personal attack/attack the man
straw man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ignores someone's actual argument and presents a distorted or oversimplified version instead
slippery slope
straw man
bandwaggon
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or decide not to have music for a while
straw man
slippery slope
either or fallacy
burden of proof
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Assumes that a proposed step will set off a chain of uncontrollable events.
slippery slope
begging the question/circular reasoning
either or fallacy otherwise called false dilemma
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Encouraged to take some action because other people are doing the same thing.
begging the question/circular reasoning,
false authority
bandwagon
appeal to emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Presents an argument in which the conclusion is assumed in the reasoning.
perfection solution
false authority
begging the question/circular reasoning
Bias
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Diverts attention from the original issue by shifting to another issue/topic
Hasty generalization
red herring
ad hominem/ personal attack
appeal to logos
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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