Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

8th - 12th Grade

13 Qs

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Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.11-12.5, RI.8.1

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an inference drawn from insufficient evidence

faulty causality
hasty generalization
straw man
either/or

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

incorrect assumption that one event caused another event

hasty generalization
slippery slope
faulty causality
bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

unfair oversimplification by only presenting two options

either/or
appeal to false authority
scare tactics
faulty causation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it is easier to knock down

tu quoque
ad hominem
slippery slope
straw man

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

playing on audience's emotions by distracting them from the facts

pathos
scare tactics
sentimental appeal
straw man

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers

scare tactics
ad hominem
hasty generalization
pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

arguments urging you to follow the same path everyone else is taking

the fallacy fallacy
bandwagon
tu quoque
slippery slope

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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