Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.11-12.5

+10

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of logical fallacy is the statement: "We should stop using hairspray because it is snowing in New York."?

Back

non sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What logical fallacy is demonstrated by the statement: "It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating."? Options: non sequitur, oversimplification, begging the question, hasty generalization

Back

hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Kids: If you wouldn't eat your dog, why eat a turkey? Go vegan.

Back

False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Joan is scratched by a cat and two days later develops a fever. What logical fallacy does she commit by concluding the scratch caused her illness?

Back

Post Hoc Ergo Propter hoc

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.

Back

hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The mind is like a knife, cutting through difficult problems. But just as too much cutting dulls a knife, so too much education dulls the mind."

Back

False analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

Back

Hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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