Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz

Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz

10th Grade

20 Qs

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Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz

Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RI.8.8, L.11-12.6

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrea Osborne

Used 5+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What rhetorical appeal relies on credibility and trustworthiness?

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?

Ad hominem

Red herring

False dilemma

Non-sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy involves introducing irrelevant information to distract the audience?

Appealing to false authority

False cause and effect

Begging the question

Circular reasoning

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

45 sec • 1 pt

When someone presents only two options when more exist, they are using which fallacy?

False dilemma

Slippery slope

Bandwagon

Post hoc

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

45 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy suggests that because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second?

False cause and effect

Hasty generalization

Red herring

Circular reasoning

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

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the fallacy that assumes something is true because it hasn't been proven false?

Slippery slope

False cause and effect

Begging the question

False dilemma

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

45 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that because something is popular, it is good or correct?

Bandwagon

Ad hominem

Post hoc

Non-sequitur

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

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