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Logical Fallacies

Authored by Amy Moore

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 14+ times

Logical Fallacies
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

Hasty Generalization

Bandwagon

Straw Man

Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

Hasty Generalization

Circular Reasoning

Cherry-picking the evidence

Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.

Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Affirming the Consequent
Appeal to Irrelevant Authority

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Affirming the Consequent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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
red herring
straw man
sentimental appeal

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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
red herring
straw man
sentimental appeal

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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 analogy

hasty generalization

red herring

False dichotomy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

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