Logical Fallacies
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of logical fallacy is the statement: "We should stop using hairspray because it is snowing in New York."?
Back
non sequitur
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 logical fallacy is demonstrated by the statement: "It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating."? Options: non sequitur, oversimplification, begging the question, hasty generalization
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
Kids: If you wouldn't eat your dog, why eat a turkey? Go vegan.
Back
False Analogy
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
Joan is scratched by a cat and two days later develops a fever. What logical fallacy does she commit by concluding the scratch caused her illness?
Back
Post Hoc Ergo Propter hoc
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
People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.
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
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
"The mind is like a knife, cutting through difficult problems. But just as too much cutting dulls a knife, so too much education dulls the mind."
Back
False analogy
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
"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."
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
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