5 Common Fallacies Quiz

Quiz

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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ELAGSE9-10RI8

Standards-aligned

Kristin Rabun

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10 questions

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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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