Fallacies
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
scare tactics
faulty analogy
circular reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
false authority
faulty analogy
circular reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
either/or choices
false authority
faulty analogy
bandwagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the fallacy.
faulty analogy
scare tactics
ad hominem
circular reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person’s point/argument
ad hominem
bandwagon
circular reasoning
either/or
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an example of an appeal to ignorance?
Nobody has proven that Bigfoot doesn't exist, so therefore Bigfoot exists.
1 billion people were served at McDonald's last year, so therefore McDonald's serves delicious food and we should eat there, too.
Would you rather eat chicken at lunch today or starve?
That student is wearing the same clothes as yesterday, so therefore that is the student's favorite outfit.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The straw man fallacy is ...
is the same as the bandwagon fallacy
when an argument has only two possible solutions but you are led to believe there are more so you can no longer track the argument
when a debater constructs a more easily defeated version of his opponent's position to attack, rather than addressing his real arguments
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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