Logical Fallacies

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10th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack"?
Back
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of logical fallacy is the statement: "Everyone knows that teenagers are lazy"?
Back
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which logical fallacy is shown in this example: Half the people on the jury already believe that the defendant killed her husband, and that many people can't be wrong.
Back
Ad Populum
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which fallacy presents only two opposing options, with no other alternatives, using the "you are either for us, or against us" rhetoric? "Either the butler did it, or the witness for the defense is lying."
Back
Either/or reasoning, false dichotomy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which fallacy appeals to the popular idea or concept as the correct course of action? "Everybody in our family goes to Georgetown for undergrad, so it only makes sense that you do, too."
Back
Ad populum/bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
__________ is a mistake in reasoning, a flawed argument used just to win a debate, a distraction from the actual argument, or a foundational weakness in reasoning.
Back
Logical Fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is it important to know logical fallacies?
Back
To detect errors in your writing as well as others
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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