
Appeals and Fallacies
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English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
America is the best place to live, because it's better than any other country.
ad hominem
red herring
circular logic
straw man
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In order to really look at the problem of global warming, we must first consider how the homeless suffer when it is cold.
hasty generalization
non sequitur
straw man
red herring
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood
Ex: "If you don't buy this product, you risk injury and death."
Slippery Slope
Scare Tactics
Appeal to False Authority
Straw Man
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knockdown
Ex: Wife: I'd rather have a dog than a cat.Husband: Why do you hate cats?
Scare Tactics
Bandwagon
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sentimental Appeal
Playing on readers' emotions to distract them from the facts
Ex: ASPCA ads effectively designed to make you feel like a heartless jerk if you don't donate.
An inference drawn from insufficient evidence.
Ex: My new Toyota broke down, so all Toyotas must be poorly made.
Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution
Ex: "If you aren't first, you're last."
Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood
Ex: "If you don't buy this product, you risk injury and death."
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