5 Common Fallacies Quiz
Authored by Kristin Rabun
English
9th - 12th Grade
ELAGSE9-10RI8 covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the straw man fallacy?
A fallacy that involves criticizing the person instead of their argument
A logical flaw in an argument
A version of an argument that misrepresents a claim, then attacks it
An argument that you dislike or find inconvenient
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the ad hominem attack fallacy?
Criticizing the argument or ideas of a person
Believing something is true because an authority said so
Criticizing the person themselves
Presenting limited choices as the only choices
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the black and white fallacy?
Believing something is true because an authority said so
Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to refute
Criticizing the person themselves
Presenting limited choices as the only choices
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the authority fallacy?
Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to refute
Presenting limited choices as the only choices
Criticizing the person themselves
Believing something is true because an authority said so
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the no true Scotsman fallacy?
Misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to refute
Questioning the purity or actualness of something to refute an argument
Believing something is true because an authority said so
Criticizing the person themselves
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy involves misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to refute?
Straw man fallacy
Ad hominem attack fallacy
Black and white fallacy
Authority fallacy
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy involves criticizing the person instead of their argument?
Black and white fallacy
No true Scotsman fallacy
Ad hominem attack fallacy
Straw man fallacy
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ELAGSE9-10RI8
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