Fallacies

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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
faulty analogy
bandwagon
ad hominem
circular reasoning
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
scare tactics
ad hominem
circular reasoning
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
scare tactics
ad hominem
circular reasoning
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
scare tactics
false authority
circular reasoning
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of the Straw Man fallacy?
Person A: "We should limit screen time for children." Person B: "Person A thinks children should never use technology."
Claiming that if we don't ban all plastic, oceans will soon be completely covered in plastic waste.
Arguing that a friend's advice on investing is wrong because the friend has never been a financial advisor.
Suggesting that a new law is good because everyone seems to support it.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy in the statement: "We must not change our school's century-old uniform policy; it has been this way for generations."
Appeal to Tradition
Bandwagon Fallacy
Slippery Slope
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
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
Which of the following is an example of a Slippery Slope fallacy?
Arguing that if we allow students to use calculators on tests, soon they won't be able to do simple math without them.
Claiming that someone's argument is invalid because they have no formal education in the subject.
Suggesting that a politician's policy proposal is bad because the politician has been in office too long.
Asserting that a new scientific theory must be false because it challenges established beliefs.
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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