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Argument Fallacies
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English
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8th Grade - University
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An argument that assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove.
hasty generalization
circular reasoning
straw man argument
ad hominem
Tags
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
An argument that appeals to popular opinion as the basis for its truth.
hasty generalization
circular reasoning
guilt by association
bandwagon fallacy
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
An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.
red herring
ad hominem
non sequitur
bandwagon fallacy
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
An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.
appeal to nature
ad hominem
non sequitur
bandwagon fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a source is viewed negatively because of its connection with another person or group.
straw man argument
ad hominem
bandwagon fallacy
guilt by association
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.
straw man argument
appeal to nature
non sequitur
guilt by association
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
1 min • 1 pt
The conclusions that one thing caused another simply because one happened before the other.
false dichotomy
false causation
circular reasoning
guilt by association
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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