Band Wagon
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
2nd Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
which of the following is a bandwagon fallacy
“Your Honor, if my client goes to prison, then he will be unable to care for his elderly parents. Please consider his circumstances before reaching a verdict.”
“We shouldn’t let 17-year-olds vote! My sister is a teacher and she told me that her teenage students are way too young and immature to make such a decision.”
The majority of people believe advertisers should spend more money on billboards, so billboards are objectively the best form of advertisement.
We can either agree with Barbara's plan, or just let the project fail. There is no other option.
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CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.2.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of the Bandwagon Fallacy
The arguer infers that because one event
follows another, the first event must be the
cause of the second event.
based on the assumption that the opinion of the majority is always valid: that is, everyone believes it, so you should too.
Using a celebrity or authority figure’s name
to support an issue which if not really his
or her expertise.
appealing to
someone’s emotions in order to distract
them from the truth.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.6.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
Is this a Bandwagon Fallacy?
“If parents want intelligent children, they must buy Baby Mozart!”
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True of False
Is this a Bandwagon Fallacy?
True
False
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
Is this a Bandwagon Fallacy?
“90 percent of computer users choose Macs so Apple must be the best”
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
is this a Bandwagon Fallacy?
"The new bakery is the best one on the block because of its new foods!"
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
Is this a Bandwagon Fallacy?
"Because everyone else goes away to college, it must be the right thing to do.”
True
False
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