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WorksheetsAcademic Writing Skills 3 Unit 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When writing an essay, mistakes with the logical connections in an argument are known as _______
irrelevance
logical fallacies
overgeneralization
writing errors
'The reason and/or the conclusion are too broad to be accurate'
overgeneralization
irrelevance
fallacy of division
false cause
'the reason for the conclusion is not relevant.'
irrelevance
overgeneralization
slippery slope
false appeal
'The characteristics of a small sample are inaccurately transferred to a whole group.'
fallacy of division
false cause
false dichotomy
straw man
'The cause of something has not been proven or cannot be proven.'
False dichotomy
False cause
Fallacy of division
False appeal
'Only two options are presented, "either X or Y." However, in reality more than two options exist.'
Non-sequitur
Circular reasoning
Slippery slope
False dichotomy
'The opposing argument is represented inaccurately so it can be easily defeated.'
Slippery slope
Straw man
False appeal
False cause
'The argument assumes that one thing occurring will inevitably lead to a number of other things occurring.'
Straw man
Non-sequitur
Slippery slope
Fallacy of division
'An unrelated authority or reason is cited to support an argument.'
False appeal
False cause
False dichotomy
Circular reasoning
'The conclusion is the same as the original argument.'
Circular reasoning
Slippery slope
Straw man
False cause
'There is no connection or a very weak connection between the reason and the conclusion.'
False cause
Fallacy of division
Non-sequitur
False dichotomy
'The previous financial recession was caused by rapid Inflation. Therefore, the current recession cannot be the result of low wages.' contains _______
Non-sequitur
Slippery slope
Straw man
False cause
'She was elected because she was the most popular choice among voters.' contains _______
False cause
Circular reasoning
False dichotomy
Non-sequitur
'Children should learn to play soccer at school because it is the most popular sport in the world.' contains _______
Straw man
False dichotomy
False cause
False appeal
'If same sex marriage is permitted, then soon traditional families will cease to exist.' contains _______
Slippery slope
Straw man
Circular reasoning
Non-sequitur
