Fallacies in Reasoning

Fallacies in Reasoning

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Fallacies in Reasoning

Fallacies in Reasoning

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.7.8, RI.8.1

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You are a good person or a bad person; there is no in between.

Circular Reasoning

Either/Or Fallacy

Straw Man Fallacy

Hasty Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

My Uber driver in Cincinatti, Ohio was loud and obnoxious. Everyone from that city is annoying.

Either/Or Fallacy

Circular Reasoning

Hasty Generalization

Straw Man Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The other candidate in this election does not value the special bond between man and animal since they are against allowing pets in school.

Straw Man Fallacy

Hasty Generalization

Either/Or Fallacy

Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you say I can't have ice cream for breakfast, you must never want children to enjoy life.

Circular Reasoning

Straw Man Fallacy

Either/Or Fallacy

Hasty Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You should vote for Kate! She is a great communicator because she knows how to talk to others well.

Straw Man Fallacy

Circular Reasoning

Hasty Generalization

Either/Or Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You are either a book worm, or you love to make TikTok videos.

Either/Or Fallacy

Hasty Generalization

Circular Reasoning

Straw Man Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

Ad Hominem

Appeal to Nature

Bandwagon

Circular Reasoning

Guilt by Association

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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