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Logical Fallacies

Authored by Maria Brent

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Logical Fallacies
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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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ATTEMPTING TO LINK TWO POINTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER IS A ....

NON SEQUITAR

CIRCULAR REASONING

RED HERRING

AD HOMINEM

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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a personal attack on an opponent instead of the argument is...

red herring

ad hominem

non sequitar

straw man

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Accepting a concept as Right/correct because the majority of people accept an idea is called_______.

Ad populum

Hasty generalization

slippery slope

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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An argument that has no supporting evidence uses ______.

Circular Reasoning

Ad Hominem

Red herring

slippery slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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someone reaches a conclusion that is not justified

logically by objective or sufficient evidence

hasty generalization

non sequitur

straw man

red herring

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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when people reach a conclusion based on a sample size that’s too small: a finding about a small sample size but applying it to a much larger population. 

hasty generalization

ad hominem

slippery slope

ad populum

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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Linking two unrelated points together is a

non sequitar

straw man

hasty generalization

red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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