WorksheetsTypes of Fallacies & Biases
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Student A argues:
“Wearing uniforms helps promote equality among students and reduces distractions in the classroom.”
Student B responds:
“Of course you'd say that — you’ve always been a teacher’s pet who blindly follows rules. No one should take your opinion seriously.”
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
Student A says:
“I think having weekend homework helps reinforce what we learned and keeps us prepared for exams.”
Student B responds:
“Yeah right, coming from someone who has no social life. Of course you want more homework.”
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"If you don’t vote for me as class president, I’ll make sure you get kicked out of the group project."
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"If you tell the teacher I cheated, I’ll make sure you regret it."
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"Please give me a passing grade, sir. If I fail, my parents will be so disappointed in me!"
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"We should cancel the exam. Everyone is already so stressed and exhausted!"
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"Everyone in class thinks we shouldn’t have homework, so you should stop giving it."
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"All the other teachers let us use phones during breaks, so you should too."
Ad hominem
Appeal to force
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to the
popular
"We’ve always had a class Christmas party every year, so we should have one this year too."
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
"We shouldn't change the school uniform design—it's been the same for decades!"
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
"Our group project is the best because it’s better than all the others."
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
"Cheating is wrong because students shouldn’t do it."
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
Student A says:
“Ever since I started wearing my lucky bracelet, I’ve been getting good grades. So it must be the bracelet that’s helping me do well in school.”
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
Student A says:
“Our group failed the project because we started using colored paper instead of plain white. We never had problems before we switched.”
Appeal to the
popular
Appeal to tradition
Begging the
question
Cause-and-effect
Student A says:
“Each member of our group is smart, so our group project will definitely be excellent.”
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
"He’s a great leader because he always leads well."
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
Student A says:
“All the subjects I’m taking this semester are easy, so this entire school year will be easy.”
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
Student A says:
“Our school has won many academic competitions, so every student here must be academically excellent.”
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
Student A says:
“Our school has won many academic competitions, so every student here must be academically excellent.”
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
Student A says:
“This group project got the highest score in class. That means every group member must be excellent at research and presentation.”
Fallacy of division
Fallacy of
composition
Cause-and-effect
Begging the
question
Identify the type of Bias.
"She failed the test because she’s lazy,"
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"He came late to class again—he must be irresponsible,"
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"I knew group projects are unfair—look, my group didn’t do anything again!"
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"I believe our teacher is strict, and now she gave homework again—see?"
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"You can either study now and succeed, or be lazy and fail in life."
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"If we don’t join the contest, we’re missing a big opportunity to shine,"
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"I knew I was going to fail that test."
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"Of course the group project went badly—I knew from the start we wouldn’t work well together."
Correspondence
bias
Confirmation bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"Our class treasurer suggested buying snacks from his family's store for our event."
conflict of interest
cultural bias
Framing
Hindsight
Identify the type of Bias.
"Students who don’t speak fluent English must not be very smart."
conflict of interest
cultural bias
Framing
Hindsight
