Logical Fallacies

When something is written as a fact, it means

• it is always true
• it may or may not be true but it has to be something that can be tested or verified.
• it might me true and there is no way to verify.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Bias is 

• writing something so that it portrays someone or something in a positive or negative way.
• always portraying something so that it makes them look good.
• always portraying something so that it looks bad.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

An opinion is 

• something that can be proven.
• always based on facts
• a view or judgement about something

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An ad hominem attack

• is a very effective debate strategy
• goes after a person's argument.
• is always against a popular idea.
• is an attack on the person, not the argument 

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

the phrase "Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King so it must be true."  represents which fallacy?

• The Straw Man Fallacy
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• The Argument from Authority Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

You ask your mother if you can go to the mall with your friends. She says "no". You ask why? She says, "because I'm the mom and I say so". This is an example of which logical fallacy? 

• The Strawman Fallacy
• The Argument from Authority Fallacy
• The Argument from Ignorance Fallacy
• the Two Wrongs Make a Right Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Your friend says, "You can't prove that space aliens don't exist, so they must be real". This is an example of which logical fallacy?

• Argument from Ignorance
• Strawman Fallacy
• Argument from Authority
• Ad Hominem

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of 

• Argument from Authority
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• An Ad Hominem attack
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Yes, I threw a rock through the window, but Joey did it first.
This is an example of _________

• Two Wrongs make a Right Fallacy
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• The Argument from Authority Fallacy
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

"I can't trust that doctor's advice on how to raise my child. He has never been a mother.
This is an example of 

• An Argument From Authority
• An Ad Hominem Attack
• A Slippery Slope Argument
• The Two Wrongs Make a Right Fallacy