Identifying Logical Fallacies Activity 2

Which type of fallacy is committed when someone attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Authority

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What fallacy is present when someone argues that a small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events culminating in some significant impact?

• False Dilemma

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the fallacy: "If we allow students to redo their assignments, next they'll want to retake entire courses, and eventually, they'll expect to get their degrees without doing any work at all."

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

• False Cause

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which fallacy involves presenting two options as the only possible choices, when in fact more options exist?

• False Dilemma

• Begging the Question

• Appeal to Ignorance

• False Cause

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What type of fallacy is used when someone concludes that a cause-and-effect relationship exists simply because one event followed another?

• Hasty Generalization

• False Cause

• Circular Reasoning

• Appeal to Pity

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the fallacy: "Everyone is buying the new smartphone, so it must be the best one available."

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to Authority

• Red Herring

• False Dilemma

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Which fallacy occurs when someone uses a distraction to divert attention from the real issue?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• False Cause

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What fallacy is committed when someone misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack?

• Straw Man

• False Dilemma

• Circular Reasoning

• Appeal to Ignorance

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the fallacy: "You can't prove that ghosts don't exist, so they must be real."

• Appeal to Pity

• Appeal to Ignorance

• False Cause

• Hasty Generalization

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which fallacy involves making a broad generalization based on a small or unrepresentative sample?

• Hasty Generalization

• False Cause

• Circular Reasoning

• Bandwagon

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DOK Level 1: Recall