Informal Fallacies
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What following statements are true about fallacies? Select all that apply.
Fallacies are reasoning errors that weaken an argument
Fallacies can be used deliberately in an attempt to influence someone’s thinking, opinions, and actions.
Fallacies can be committed unintentionally due to sloppiness or a lack of understanding.
Formal fallacies do not have to be non sequitur.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Two types of fallacies are formal and informal.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy contains an error in structure?
formal
informal
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All formal fallacies are non sequiturs, which means that the conclusion is not supported by what preceded it.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ad Hominem is latin for
"it's all good."
"against the man"
slippery slope
"wrong side of right"
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an
appeal to false authority
bandwagon fallacy
strawman fallacy
ad hominem fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“He’s not a great athlete; he’s a fraud, a cheat and a liar. That’s why not everybody is ‘happy for Lance.'”
ad hominem
strawman
bandwagon
appeal to false authority
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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