Fallacy Quiz

What fallacy is used here: "But mom, every girl at my school pierces their belly button"

• Ad Populum Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man Falllacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What term is this definition for: a conclusion is made when there is insufficient evidence to support it.

• Faulty Analogy

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or Reasoning

• Ad Populum Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What fallacy is used here: "You don't love me or you would buy me that bag"

• Non-Sequilur

• Red Herring

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Faulty Analogy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What term does this definition describe: the diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the speaker.

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Faulty Analogy

• Post Hoc, Ergo Procter Hoc

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a logical fallacy?

• An argumentative move flawed by its nature or structure. These tactics make the original argument difficult and potentially hurt everyone involved. yet, is hard to deny the persuasive power they have on the audience.

• A weird word

• Something that compares two things without saying like or as.

• Greek Letters

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Comparing an orange to an apple is an example of which fallacy:

• Hasty Generalization

• Faulty Analogy

• Either/Or Reasoning

• Straw Man Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What term is used in this definition: establishes a false cause for the issue at hand. Hint: after, therefore, because of it.

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum Fallacy

• Fallacy

• Post Hoc, Ergo Procter Hoc

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What term is this definition describing: a logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a relatively small step leads to a chain of events ending in some significant, usually negative, event.

Answer explanation

The answer is Slippery Slope Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What fallacy is used here: "You're staying out five minutes past curfew now, soon you'll be robbing a bank"

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

• Fallacy two

What is Circular Reasoning:

• repeating your claim as a way to provide evidence

• a slippery slope fallacy

• a conclusion made with insufficient evidence.

• a not logical fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1