Name that Logical Fallacy
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12th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jamila is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "Xavier does not deserve to win. He is a smoker and He cheated on his reading quizzes last year." What fallacy has Jamila committed?
Bandwagon
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Circular Argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.
Hasty Generalization
Appeal to Emotion
Straw Man
Appeal to Authority
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Circular Reasoning
Appeal to Emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the fallacy: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
Ad Hominem
Equivocal Language
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which fallacy am I? Combining facts and evidence with words that stir up emotion, with the attempt to manipulate others into accepting the truth of the argument.
Ambiguity fallacy
Argument by Emotive Language
False Cause
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Logical fallacies strengthen an argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.8
CCSS.SL.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
____ is an error in reasoning.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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