Logical Fallacies

Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which logical fallacy is a type of argument in which the conclusion comes back to the premise without providing any outside proof, meaning both sides of the argument are making the same point?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!"

"What about you?! You never take out the trash!"

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

"I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A fifth grade teacher says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks. A parent complains, saying the teacher doesn’t care about literacy subjects.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

"You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna."

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

A girl tells her boyfriend she’d prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3