Logical Fallacies
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
ATTEMPTING TO LINK TWO POINTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER IS A ....
NON SEQUITAR
CIRCULAR REASONING
RED HERRING
AD HOMINEM
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a personal attack on an opponent instead of the argument is...
red herring
ad hominem
non sequitar
straw man
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Accepting a concept as Right/correct because the majority of people accept an idea is called_______.
Ad populum
Hasty generalization
slippery slope
circular reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An argument that has no supporting evidence uses ______.
Circular Reasoning
Ad Hominem
Red herring
slippery slope
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
someone reaches a conclusion that is not justified
logically by objective or sufficient evidence
hasty generalization
non sequitur
straw man
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
when people reach a conclusion based on a sample size that’s too small: a finding about a small sample size but applying it to a much larger population.
hasty generalization
ad hominem
slippery slope
ad populum
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Linking two unrelated points together is a
non sequitar
straw man
hasty generalization
red herring
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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