Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.8, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jenean Stuckey

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.

red herring

ad hominem

non sequitur

bandwagon fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.

appeal to nature

ad hominem

non sequitur

bandwagon fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.

straw man argument

appeal to nature

non sequitur

guilt by association

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.

false dichotomy

false causation

appeal to nature

hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.

straw man argument

false causation

red herring

hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."

hasty generalization

circular reasoning

straw man argument

ad hominem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

Scare Tactic

Slippery Slope

Hasty Generalization

Faulty Causality

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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