Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz
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English
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What rhetorical appeal relies on credibility and trustworthiness?
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Hasty generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?
Ad hominem
Red herring
False dilemma
Non-sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy involves introducing irrelevant information to distract the audience?
Appealing to false authority
False cause and effect
Begging the question
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
45 sec • 1 pt
When someone presents only two options when more exist, they are using which fallacy?
False dilemma
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Post hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy suggests that because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second?
False cause and effect
Hasty generalization
Red herring
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the fallacy that assumes something is true because it hasn't been proven false?
Slippery slope
False cause and effect
Begging the question
False dilemma
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
45 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that because something is popular, it is good or correct?
Bandwagon
Ad hominem
Post hoc
Non-sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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