Strawman
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English
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8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a Straw Man Argument
A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.
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Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Joe says he likes cats. Mark said he must hate dogs because he preferred cats over dogs. Who is conducting straw man fallacy here?
Joe
Mark
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the basic structure of a straw man argument
consists of Person A making a claim, Person B creating a distorted version of the claim, and then Person B attacking this distorted version in order to refute Person A's original assertion.
an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.
A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Person 1: “Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.”
Person 2: Self-driving cars aren’t safe! Did you hear about the self-driving Uber SUV that killed a pedestrian in Arizona?
who committed the straw man?
Person 1
Person 2
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Parent: No dessert until you finish your chicken and vegetables!
Child: You only love me when I eat.
who committed the straw man
Parent
Child
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