Rhetorical Slanters, Bias, and Logical Fallacies Quiz

The statement, "Her 'expert' opinion is that pie is better than cake," most directly demonstrates which rhetorical slanter?

• Truth Surrogate

• Downplayer

• Rhetorical Explanation

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A headline reads, "TENSIONS BOIL OVER AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING!" while the body of the article discusses a minor disagreement. This illustrates:

• Bias Through Placement

• Bias Through Source Selection

• Bias by Word Choice

• Bias by Headline

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CCSS.RL.5.6

"Only fraudsters would complain about not receiving their checks." This is an example of:

• A. Appeal to Authority

• B. Straw Man

• C. Red Herring

• D. Either/Or

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Concluding that “Teenagers are irresponsible” because two teens were caught shoplifting commits which fallacy?

• Slippery Slope

• Faulty Analogy

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

“If we allow students to wear hats in class, next thing you know it’ll be Paris Fashion Week in the halls.” This is an example of:

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

• Either/Or

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The claim, “We should all support this bill—90% of Americans are in favor of it,” relies on:

• Post Hoc Fallacy

• Bandwagon Appeal

• Truth Surrogate

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The statement, “No one’s saying he cheated, but he sure finished that test quickly,” is best identified as:

• Rhetorical Analogy

• Innuendo

• Downplayer

• Truth Surrogate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An article buries news of a major policy shift to the last paragraph. This exemplifies:

• Bias by Photos and Captions

• Bias by Headline

• Bias Through Placement

• Bias Through Omission

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CCSS.RL.5.6

The statement “If you let kids play Call of Duty, you might as well be sending them to boot camp,” is an example of:

• Rhetorical Explanation

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical Analogy

• Downplayer

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A statement like, “Of course she stepped down from the election, she knew her policies were too radical” is an example of:

• Truth Surrogate

• Rhetorical Explanation

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5