Logical Fallacies and Rhetorical Devices

Logical Fallacies and Rhetorical Devices

8th Grade

68 Qs

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Logical Fallacies and Rhetorical Devices

Logical Fallacies and Rhetorical Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.8.6, RL.7.4, RI.9-10.4

+35

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

68 questions

Show all answers

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.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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