Logical Fallacies

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Renee Edgington
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
attacks the person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself.
False Cause
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
False Dilemma
Circular Reasoning
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
30 sec • 1 pt
broad conclusion without enough data to support the claim
Red herring
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
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
30 sec • 1 pt
argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false
Non Sequitur
Appeal to Ignorance
False Dilemma
Bandwagon
Red Herring
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
30 sec • 1 pt
something must be true, good, or right just because many people believe or do it.
Red herring
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a relatively small action will lead to a chain of extreme consequences, without sufficient evidence
Red herring
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
incorrectly assumes that because one event happened before another, the first event must have caused the second.
False Cause
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
False Dilemma
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack. Instead of debating the actual argument, they create a weaker version of it.
Red herring
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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