Logical Fallacy Quiz
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English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Students like to eat pizza. Pizza is healthy because it's made with tomato sauce, and tomatoes are vegetables!' Therefore, we should have a pizza buffet option at school."
Hasty Generalization
Non-Sequitur
Red Herring
False Analogy
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Everyone loves pizza, so it must be the best food in the world."
Straw Man
Red Herring
Ad Populum
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "If you like tacos, you'll definitely love turtles because they both have shells."
Begging the Question
False Analogy
Circular Reasoning
Post Hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Pizza is the most popular food in Italy, therefore it must be the healthiest."
Hasty Generalization
Non-Sequitur
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this statement? "I ate pizza yesterday, and today I have a headache. Pizza must cause headaches."
Non-Sequitur
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
Post Hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "If we ban pineapple as a pizza topping, next thing you know, they'll be banning all fruit toppings!"
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
Begging the Question
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy is included in this statement? "Rancho Grande is the best Mexican restaurant in town because it's always busy."
Circular Reasoning
False Analogy
Hasty Generalization
Ad Populum
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
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