Logical Fallacies

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

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non sequitur

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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

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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

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hasty generalization

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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

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

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False Analogy

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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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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?

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Post Hoc Ergo Propter hoc

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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

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

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hasty generalization

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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

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"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."

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False analogy

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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

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

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Hasty generalization

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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

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Why is this a logical fallacy? "All elephants are big. Some boys are big. Therefore some boys are elephants."

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It says A is true and B is true so A+B must be true.

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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

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Identify the logical fallacy: All men are mortal, and Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates likes dogs. Options: Ad Hominem, Hasty Generalization, Non Sequitur, Straw Man

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Non Sequitur

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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

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Select the fallacy being used: bandwagon, oversimplification, hasty generalization, false analogy.

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false analogy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D