Logical Fallacy Examples

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English
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10th Grade
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CALLISON MANZ
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Name the logical fallacy: If you go outside without a coat, you’ll catch a cold and infect the rest of the family. Then your sister will have to miss class and she’ll get a bad grade and fail her course.
Ad hominem
Cherry picking
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Name the logical fallacy: Katherine is a bad choice for mayor because she didn’t grow up in this town.
Ad hominem
Cherry picking
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a relatively insignificant first event is suggested to lead to a more significant event, which in turn leads to a more significant event, and so on, until some ultimate, significant event is reached, where the connection of each event is not only unwarranted but with each step it becomes more and more improbable.
Ad hominem
Cherry picking
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where there is contradicting evidence, only confirming evidence is presented.
Ad hominem
Cherry picking
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Name the logical fallacy: Erin thinks we need to stop using all plastics, right now, to save the planet from climate change.
Hasty Generalization
Cherry picking
Strawman
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The truth of a claim is established only on the basis of its popularity and familiarity.
Hasty Generalization
Cherry picking
Strawman
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to refute by exaggerating it, focusing on one part, or taking it out of context.
Hasty Generalization
Cherry picking
Strawman
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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