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WorksheetsRhetorical Fallacies - Logical Fallacies 4
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Definition : When two ideas or concepts exist on the same continuum and when compared to each other, they are incorrectly claimed to have no difference. Overall not precise or too vague.
Confirmation Bias
Loaded Language
Gambler's Fallacy
Line Drawing
Definition : When a word has a second meaning that people think of when spoken, often can be thought of as a dog whistle.
Loaded Language
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Confirmation Bias
Tokenism
Definition : When someone only seeks evidence that supports their side of a argument or claim. They ignore evidence that refutes or goes against their claim.
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Tokenism
Confirmation Bias
Loaded Language
Definition : The assumption that because one outcome occurs more frequently in the past in a random chance event that it is less likely to happen in the future.
Loaded Language
Gambler's Fallacy
Line Drawing
Tokenism
Definition : When one person makes a claim and a second person refutes the claim. Then, the first person asks the second person to prove that the initial/original claim is false.
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Confirmation Bias
Gambler's Fallacy
Loaded Language
Definition : When someone, such as in a workplace, only makes a symbolic effort to desegregate.
Line Drawing
Gambler's Fallacy
Tokenism
Loaded Language
Example : Ronnie has a full head of hair. If you pull one out, he will not be bald. If you pull another out, he still will not be bald. So no matter how many hairs you pull out, Ronnie will not be bald.
Tokenism
Line Drawing
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Confirmation Bias
Example : " This is very challenging " vs " This is very distressing"
Line Drawing
Tokenism
Gambler's Fallacy
Loaded Language
Example : Frank is only collecting evidence to support his claim that left handed people are more creative, therefore ignoring evidence that right handed people are just as creative.
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Confirmation Bias
Tokenism
Line Drawing
Example : Jane just rolled three sixes on a dice in a row, therefore I believe that she wont roll a six for the next roll.
Gambler's Fallacy
Line Drawing
Confirmation Bias
Loaded Language
Example : Mark believes that the Earth is flat, but Lisa says that it is not. Mark then tells Lisa to prove that the Earth is round and not flat.
Tokenism
Loaded Language
Misplaced Burden of Truth
Gambler's Fallacy
Example : A show consisting of a majority white cast is criticized for not being diverse, therefore they hire and cast one minority side character.
Line Drawing
Gambler's Fallacy
Confirmation Bias
Tokenism
