Argument Fallacies
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees in stores worldwide. They should be hiring veterans and military spouses instead!
Slippert Slope
False Dilemma
False Cause
Non Sequitur
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.
Ad Hominem
False Analogy
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Being a movie star gave me the knowledge to develop this new diet. It is much safer and more effective than conventional diets.
False Authority
Non Sequitur
Begging the Question
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns. I know because I met a person from New York City last year (I live in Snowflake, AZ).
False Dilemma
False Cause
Oversimplification
Hasty Generalization
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
Our garage sale made lots of money before Joan showed up. Obviously, she scared off all of the customers.
Fause Cause
Appeal to Tradition
Band Wagon
False Analogy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cars cause many more deaths than firearms do, so if we are going to ban firearms, we should also ban cars.
False Cause
Begging the Question
False Analogy
Slippery Slope
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
I read about another pitbull attack. My neighbor owns a pitbull. Therefore, my life is in danger.
Ad Hominem
Non Sequitur
False Dilemma
Bandwagon
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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