Reasoning and Fallacy Practice-ELA06

• To get your driver’s license, you have to be at least 16 years old. Jack is not yet 16 years old. Therefore, Jack cannot get his driver’s license.

What type of reasoning is this?

• Abductive

• Inductive

• Deductive

• It's not an example of any type of reasoning!

• Susan wants to bake a cake, but she doesn’t have any flour. Susan knows that to bake a cake, she needs flour. Since she has no flour, she cannot bake a cake.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Abductive

• This is not a type of reasoning

• The waitress must have noticed I wasn’t enjoying my meal, that’s probably why she offered to get me something else to eat instead.

• What type of reasoning is used here?

• Abductive

• Deductive

• Inductive

• This is not a type of reasoning

hen I went outside this morning, the grass was completely covered with dew. It must have rained last night.

What type of reasoning is used here?

• Abductive

• Deductive

• Inductive

• This is not a type of reasoning

“We surveyed 1,000 people across the county and 520 of them said they will vote to re-elect the mayor. We estimate that 52% of the county will vote for the mayor and he will be re-elected.”

What type of reasoning is used here?

• Abductive

• Deductive

• Inductive

• This is not a type of reasoning

For five years in a row, I have seen bears in the woods in June but not May. This year, I expect to wait until June to see a bear in the woods.

What type of reasoning is being used here?

• Abductive

• Deductive

• Inductive

• There is no reasoning used here.

John sees his doctor driving very badly one day and decides that he must be a bad doctor because he is a bad driver.

What type of fallacy is this an example of?

• Ad hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Strawman

• Ad populum

Teresa, the postal service worker assures Fred that his package will be delivered in time. Fred sees a stain on Teresa’s shirt and thinks to himself, I can’t trust her she has a dirty shirt.

What type of fallacy is this an example of?

• Ad polulum

• Bandwagon

• Strawman

• Ad hominem

A teacher says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks. A parent complains, saying the teacher doesn’t care about literacy subjects.

What type of fallacy is this an example of?

• Ad populum

• Strawman

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

A parent doesn’t let their daughter go to a party. The daughter responds with “Why do you hate me?”

What type of fallacy is this an example of?

• Ad Populum

• Strawman

• Slippery Slope

• False Analogy