Logical Fallacy Check
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Every time I wash my car, it rains the next day. My car washing definitely affects the weather.
ad hominem
appeals to emotion
faulty causality
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I'm raising money to help cure XYZ disease. If you do not donate, you are part of the problem.
either/or
slippery slope
sentimental appeal
straw man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"My opponent raises a really good point, but can we really trust him? He moved to this town three years ago and everyone knows his wife left him.
scare tactic
slippery slope
hasty generalization
ad hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The economy grows as the number of likes on my Instagram account continue to increase. Clearly, the two are linked.
faulty causality
hasty generalization
scare tactic
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oh, please. What do you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job.
hasty generalization
slippery slope
ad hominem
scare tactic
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter the new iPhone. Everyone at her school has one, and her favorite celebrity, Taylor Swift, says they are the best device for listening to her hit songs.
sentimental appeal
slippery slope
bandwagon
either/or
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“She was wearing cowboy boots in her last Instagram picture so she must be into country music.”
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
straw man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
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