Propaganda Section A

President to Cabinet: We've been using the same policies for years. Why do we need to change it, if we've always done it?

• Drawing The Line

• Conservatism

• Inconceivability

• Moderatism

Answer explanation

The correct answer is conservatism - Conservatism is preferring the older approach, just because it has always been done that way, or if it is familiar.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

Don't smoke and you'll never get cancer

• Causal Oversimplification

• Radicalism

• Ad Hominem

• Inconceiveability

Answer explanation

The answer is Causal Oversimplification - Causal oversimplification is when a simple solution is presented to a complicated problem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Don't invite David to join our club. His last name is Rosenburg, so he must be Jewish.

• Hasty Generalization

• Tabloid Thinking

• Prejudice

• Not Drawing the Line

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Prejudice - Prejudice is when someone or a group prejudges a person/group unfairly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The monthly payment for our new hoverboard in $5.99. For just $2.50 more per month, why not get glowing lights?

• Drawing The Line

• Rationalization

• Tabloid Thinking

• Not Drawing The Line

Answer explanation

The correct Answer is Not Drawing the Line - No drawing the line is when the existence of differences is unimportant because they are small, yet unimportant,

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What is the logical fallacy in the statement: "Don't invite David to join our club. His last name is Rosenburg, so he must be Jewish."?

• Hasty Generalization

• Tabloid Thinking

• Prejudice

• Not Drawing the Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What is the logical fallacy in the statement: "Don't smoke and you'll never get cancer."?

• Causal Oversimplification

• Radicalism

• Ad Hominem

• Inconceiveability

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the logical fallacy in the statement: "President to Cabinet: We've been using the same policies for years. Why do we need to change it, if we've always done it?"?

• Drawing The Line

• Conservatism

• Inconceivability

• Moderatism

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What is the logical fallacy in the statement: "The monthly payment for our new hoverboard is $5.99. For just $2.50 more per month, why not get glowing lights?"?

• Drawing The Line

• Rationalization

• Tabloid Thinking

• Not Drawing The Line

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

There's no way I can get first. The team from Eastern Landings is really good.

• Rationaliztion

• Drawing The Line

• Wishful Thinkinh

• Prejudice

Answer explanation

The Answer Is Rationalization - Rationalization is when you come up with reasons to justify that action is less credible.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

I deserve a passing score because I studied for hours.

• Drawing the Line

• Wishful Thinking

• Rationalization

• Tabloid Thinking

Answer explanation

The answer is Wishful Thinking - Wishful Thinking is when you think something is true just because you want it to be true.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1