Logical Fallacies

Quiz
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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Because doctors smoke it must be a healthy choice.
hasty generalization
moral equivalence
straw man
slippery slope
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
1 min • 1 pt
We should stop using hairspray because it is snowing in New York.
hasty generalization
non sequitur
ad hominem
moral equivalence
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
1 min • 1 pt
If we use just one more can of hairspray this month, earth as we know it will no longer exist.
hasty generalization
slippery slope
red herring
straw man
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
1 min • 1 pt
We either ban hairspray or the world will end.
slippery slope
non sequitur
either/or (black/white) (binary)
moral equivalence
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
We cannot listen to John’s opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger.
ad hominem
circular reasoning
straw man
red herring
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
The news is fake because so much of the news is fake.
ad hominem
moral equivalence
non sequitur
circular reasoning
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
Occurs when an argument which is supposed to prove something concludes something else instead
INCONSISTENCY
AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT
IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION
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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