Logical Fallacies Def. Final Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an error in logical reasoning in an argument or a persuasive text?
logical fallacy
factual error
rhetoric
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the arguer attacks the person and his/her character and not the argument. Literally means “against the person.”
Post Hoc (Cause/Effect)
Ad Hominem
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
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
When a person makes sweeping statements based on too little or biased evidence.
Post Hoc (Cause/Effect)
Ad Hominem
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
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
When a person supports a statement simply by repeating it in different words.
Post Hoc (Cause/Effect)
Ad Hominem
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a person attributes a cause and effect relationship without adequate evidence.
Post Hoc (Cause/Effect)
Ad Hominem
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of the most common fallacies used in advertising. Celebrities and doctors are used as people with opinions that should be trusted.Just because somebody “famous” or a “doctor” has an opinion, that doesn’t make it true.
Non-Sequitur
Either/Or (False Dichotomy)
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon)
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
A statement that suggests that there are only two choices available in a situation that really offers more than two options.
Non-Sequitur
Either/Or (False Dichotomy)
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon)
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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