Fallacies in Reasoning

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+9
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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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.7.1
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.7.8
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.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
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.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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.7.5
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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