Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

6th - 8th Grade

22 Qs

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Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.7.8, L.6.6

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Kristin Thomas

Used 31+ times

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which logical fallacy involves appealing to popular ideas or the crowd?

Sweeping Generalization

Red Herring

Bandwagon

Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. Which fallacy involves making an argument based on an unrelated point rather than addressing the topic at hand?

Loaded language

Circular reasoning

Red herring

Sweeping generalizations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What fallacy is committed when someone attacks a misrepresentation of their opponent's argument?

  1. Circular reasoning

Slippery slope

Strawman

Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fallacy involves using emotionally-charged words to influence an audience?

  1. Loaded language

Circular reasoning

Red herring

Sweeping generalizations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What fallacy occurs when the consequences of a suggested action are exaggerated unrealistically?

Red herring

  1. Slippery slope

Bandwagon

Loaded language

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"If we ban one violent video game, all video games will eventually be banned, and our freedom of speech will be taken away."

Sweeping Generalization

Red Herring

Loaded Language

Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Yes, I didn't finish my homework on time, but look at how well I did on my last test!"

Circular Reasoning

Bandwagon

Red Herring

Loaded Language

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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