Reasoning & logical fallacies
Authored by Pamela S. Canepa
English
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is deductive reasoning?
An argument that attacks the man and not the argument
The reasoning most used by detectives
Reasoning that relies on patterns and incomplete information to offer the most likely and simplest explanation
Reasoning beginning with a broad general statement to end up with a specific factual statement
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Since sugary caffeinated drinks are loved by many kids, we should have them in a vending machine at school. What sort of logical fallacy is this?
ad hominem
slippery slope
deductive
ad populum
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CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A logical fallacy that draws an extreme or unlikely conclusion about consequences of an action is called
ad hominem
slippery slope
red herring
hasty generalization
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CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Reasoning used by detectives based on specific observations, knowledge of patterns and incomplete information to offer the most likely explanation is called
abductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
an argument
inductive reasoning
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I bought an apple every day for a week and each one was bruised, so if I buy an apple today it will also be bruised. This is an example of
inductive reasoning
slippery slope
red herring
deductive reasoning
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CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the preceding question (about the apple) a logical fallacy?
Yes
N0
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CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of inductive reasoning?
we should make classes on horoscopes required since so many people are into horoscopes
the candidate wants to raise taxes, so his opponent mentioned the fact that he was expelled from college
everyone in my family has blonde hair, so my sister's baby will also have blonde hair
since the school I go to is dirty, I assume all other schools are dirty including the new one I'm about to attend.
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CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
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