Name the Logical Fallacy

Name the Logical Fallacy

12th Grade - University

11 Qs

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Name the Logical Fallacy

Name the Logical Fallacy

Assessment

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English

12th Grade - University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.8, RI.8.8

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jamila is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "Xavier does not deserve to win. He is a smoker and He cheated on his reading quizzes last year." What fallacy has Jamila committed?

Bandwagon

Straw Man

Ad Hominem

Circular Argument

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

Hasty Generalization

Appeal to Emotion

Straw Man

Appeal to Authority

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.

Ad Hominem

Hasty Generalization

Circular Reasoning

Appeal to Emotion

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

Name the fallacy: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

Ad Hominem

Equivocal Language

Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy am I? Combining facts and evidence with words that stir up emotion, with the attempt to manipulate others into accepting the truth of the argument.

Ambiguity fallacy

Argument by Emotive Language

False Cause

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Logical fallacies strengthen an argument

True
False

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____ is an error in reasoning.

Propaganda
Bias
Logical Fallacy
Argument

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

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