Ad Hominem

Ad Hominem

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Ad Hominem

Ad Hominem

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.1, RI. 9-10.8, RI.11-12.5

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which faulty argument is "directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining?"

Bandwagon Appeal

Ad Hominem Appeal

Slippery Slope Appeal

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of logical fallacy is this?

"A mother who tells the pediatrician that she doesn't trust his judgment because he's never been a mother."

Bandwagon

Ad Hominem

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of fallacy is this?

"A parent who says that the teacher doesn't know how to teach because she graduated from a community college."

Slippery Slope

Bandwagon

Ad Hominem

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

Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

Ad hominem

Categorical Claim

Exaggeration

Stereotyping

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I don't know how Professor Resnick can be such a hard grader.  He's always late for class.

Ad Hominem

Categorical Claim

Exaggeration

Stereotyping

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

That answer you just gave cannot be right because you are always so rude.  

Ad hominem

Categorical Claim

Exaggeration

Stereotyping

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She should not be voted president because she's a liar and a thief. 

Ad hominem

Categorical Claim

Exaggeration

Stereotyping

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