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

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.8, L.6.5B, RI.7.8

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.

Red Herring

Circular Reasoning

Straw Man

False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.

Red Herring

Circular Reasoning

False Analogy

Straw Man

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Which logical fallacy is a type of argument in which the conclusion comes back to the premise without providing any outside proof, meaning both sides of the argument are making the same point?

Red Herring

Straw Man

Circular Reasoning

False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.

Red Herring

Straw Man

False Analogy

Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!"

"What about you?! You never take out the trash!"

Red Herring

Circular Reasoning

Straw Man

False Analogy

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 • 5 pts

Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

Red Herring

Circular Reasoning

False Analogy

Straw Man

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 • 5 pts

"I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"

Red Herring

Straw Man

False Analogy

Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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