Fallacies Quiz Part I
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?
a) Straw Man Fallacy
b) Ad Hominem Fallacy
c) Appeal to Authority
d) Hasty Generalization
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which fallacy involves misrepresenting or exaggerating an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack?
a) Circular Reasoning
b) False Cause Fallacy
c) Straw Man Fallacy
d) Appeal to Ignorance
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What fallacy is committed when the conclusion of the argument is included in the premises?
a) Hasty Generalization
b) Circular Reasoning
c) Red Herring
d) Tu Quoque Fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
If someone argues that a claim is true because it has not been proven false or vice versa, which fallacy is being committed?
a) False Cause Fallacy
b) Appeal to Emotion
c) Appeal to Ignorance
d) Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which fallacy involves assuming that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second?
a) Hasty Generalization
b) False Cause Fallacy
c) Tu Quoque Fallacy
d) Ad Hominem Fallacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
If someone introduces irrelevant information to distract from the real issue, which fallacy is being committed?
a) Straw Man Fallacy
b) Red Herring
c) Appeal to Authority
d) Appeal to Emotion
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
What fallacy occurs when one draws a conclusion about a group based on a small, unrepresentative sample?
a) Appeal to Ignorance
b) Hasty Generalization
c) Circular Reasoning
d) False Cause Fallacy
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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