informal fallacy
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What following statements are true about fallacies? Select all that apply.
Fallacies are reasoning errors that weaken an argument
Fallacies can be used deliberately in an attempt to influence someone’s thinking, opinions, and actions.
Fallacies can be committed unintentionally due to sloppiness or a lack of understanding.
Formal fallacies do not have to be non sequitur.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two types of fallacies are formal and informal.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of fallacy contains an error in structure?
formal
informal
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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
An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an
appeal to false authority
bandwagon fallacy
strawman fallacy
ad hominem fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using a celebrity endorsement is typically an appeal to false authority.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we let our child out of his room, eventually he will want to leave the house, and will end up on the street. If he is walking around on the street then he will be snatched up by a stranger and sold into slavery in a remote region on the World.
slippery slope
appeal to ignorance
ad hominem
false dilemma
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bandwagon fallacy, which is especially common in the world of advertising, is based on the assumption that
no one should be trusted.
the opinion of the majority is always correct.
the opinion of a few is always correct.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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