Identify this logical fallacy. "Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam."

False analogy (faulty comparison)

Logical Fallacies

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30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the logical fallacy.
"Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today."

False dichotomy

Hasty generalization

Red herring

False analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the logical fallacy.
"Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began; therefore, water fluoridation affects the brain."

Red Herring

Post Hoc (False cause)

Hasty Generalization

Begging the Question (Circular reasoning)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the logical fallacy.
"If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless."

Slippery Slope

Straw Man

False Dilemma

Begging the question (Circular Reasoning)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify this logical fallacy.
"Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while."

False analogy

False Dichotomy

Slipper Slope

Appeal to authority

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify this logical fallacy.
"I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese."

False Dichotomy

Ad hominem

Hasty generalization

False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify this logical fallacy
"A presidential candidate mentioned all the cities where his tax policy decreased crime and failed to mention all the cities where his policy increased crime."

Ad hominem

Hasty generalization

False analogy

Cherry-picking the evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify this logical fallacy.
"After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending."

Ad hominem

Straw man

Red herring

Emotional appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

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Logical Fallacies

Identify the logical fallacy.
"Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today."

Identify the logical fallacy.
"Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began; therefore, water fluoridation affects the brain."

Identify the logical fallacy.
"If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese."

Identify this logical fallacy
"A presidential candidate mentioned all the cities where his tax policy decreased crime and failed to mention all the cities where his policy increased crime."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending."

Identify this logical fallacy.
""Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

Identify this logical fallacy.
"If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat."

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Logical Fallacies

Identify the logical fallacy. "Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today."

Identify the logical fallacy. "Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began; therefore, water fluoridation affects the brain."

Identify the logical fallacy. "If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless."

Identify this logical fallacy. "Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while."

Identify this logical fallacy."I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese."

Identify this logical fallacy "A presidential candidate mentioned all the cities where his tax policy decreased crime and failed to mention all the cities where his policy increased crime."

Identify this logical fallacy. "After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending."

Identify this logical fallacy.""Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

Identify this logical fallacy. "If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty."

Identify this logical fallacy."Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat."

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Identify the logical fallacy.
"Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today."

Identify the logical fallacy.
"Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began; therefore, water fluoridation affects the brain."

Identify the logical fallacy.
"If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese."

Identify this logical fallacy
"A presidential candidate mentioned all the cities where his tax policy decreased crime and failed to mention all the cities where his policy increased crime."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending."

Identify this logical fallacy.
""Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

Identify this logical fallacy.
"If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty."

Identify this logical fallacy.
"Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat."