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WorksheetsPropaganda and Logical Fallacies
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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Testimonial
Card Stacking
Glittering Generality
This type of propaganda tells you to base your decision on what someone else (usually someone famous) thinks.
glittering generalities
testimonials
plain folks
bandwagon
This type of propaganda says that most people feel a certain way and so should you.
bandwagon
glittering generalities
plain folks
testimonials
What type of propaganda is this?
testimonial
plain folks
name calling
bandwagon
What type of propaganda is this?
plain folks
glittering generalities
testimonial
bandwagon
What type of propaganda is this?
plain folks
glittering generalities
bandwagon
card stacking
What type of propaganda is this?
plain folks
testimonial
bandwagon
glittering generalities
What type of propaganda is this?
testimonial
bandwagon
card stacking
glittering generalities
What type of propaganda is this?
card stacking
bandwagon
name calling
plain folks
Propaganda is used to:
inform
entertain
persuade
worry
What type of propaganda is this?
bandwagon
testimonials
card stacking
glittering generalities
A candidate for Governor of Florida is seen at a local pizza shop shaking hands and talking with people. Which form of propaganda is this?
bandwagon
plain folks
glittering generalities
name calling
America is the best place to live, because it's better than any other country.
ad hominem
red herring
circular logic/Begging the Question
straw man
Mother: It’s bedtime Jane Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies? Mother: Don’t know dear, close your eyes now. Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when they’re hungry?
straw man
non sequitur
red herring
hasty generalization
It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating.
slippery slope
red herring
circular reasoning
hasty generalization
If we use just one more can of hairspray this month, earth as we know it will no longer exist.
hasty generalization
slippery slope
red herring
straw man
We either ban hairspray or the world will end.
slippery slope
non sequitur
either/or (black/white) (binary)
moral equivalence
We cannot listen to John’s opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger.
ad hominem
circular reasoning
straw man
red herring
If you allow one student to take an online course, soon
everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.
Slippery Slope
Band Wagon
Ambiguity
Insufficient Evidence
If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack.
Misplaced cause and effect
Band Wagon
Ambiguity
Hasty Generalization
Only a selfish, non-caring person would believe that this is ok.
Ad Hominem
Band Wagon
Appeals to emotion
Slippery Slope
An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.
appeal to nature
ad hominem
non sequitur
bandwagon fallacy
Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.
straw man argument
appeal to nature
non sequitur
guilt by association
An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
straw man argument
false causation
red herring
hasty generalization
