8 Logical Fallacies

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English
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6th Grade
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Martha Campbell
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24 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mark likes the British soccer team. Clearly he is unfit to be a police chief in Ireland.
Ad Hominem
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Stealing is against the law because it's wrong; I know it's wrong because it is against the law.
Hasty Generalization
Circular Reasoning
Non Sequitur
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My roommate (person I share my house with) wants to talk about cleaning out the garage, so I asked her what she wants to do with our patio furniture. Now she's shopping for new patio furniture and not asking me about the garage.
Red Herring
Bandwagon
Straw Man
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Almost everyone at my school will be at the party Friday night. It must be the right thing to do.
Bandwagon
Non Sequitur
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nowadays, people only vote with their emotions instead of using their critical thinking skills.
Bandwagon
Hasty Generalizaion
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sally said she prefers to have a dog therefore she hates dogs.
Slippery Slope
Strawman
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you miss soccer practice, it means you were probably goofing off. People who goof off drop out of school and end up penniless.
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominem
Bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
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