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Logical Fallacy Quiz

Authored by Naela Thornton

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Logical Fallacy Quiz
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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.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

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.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.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.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

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.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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