Logical Fallacies and Rhetorical Devices
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an idea or conclusion that does not follow logically based on the evidence
False Dichotomy
Non-Sequitur
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
repeats an idea rather than giving a valid reason
Slippery Slope
Bandwagon
Circular Reasoning
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
draws a conclusion about an entire group based on insufficient evidence
Hasty Generalization
False Dichotomy
Straw-Man
Red Herring
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
gives false characteristics to an argument and then attacks an argument based on those false characteristics
False Dichotomy
Non-Sequitur
Straw-Man
Appeal to Tradition
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
attacking the person rather than the argument
Red Herring
Non-Sequitur
Hasty Generalization
Ad Hominem
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
presents the false assumption that there are only two possibilities (think: either/or)
False Dichotomy
Slippery Slope
Non-Sequitur
Straw-Man
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the focus is shifted to a side issue or something irrelevant
Non-Sequitur
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Testimonial
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
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