Logical Fallacies
Analogies & Metaphors
Correlation
Propaganda
Reliable Sources
100
This is an attack on the person directly, rather than on the argument.
What is an Ad hominem fallacy?
100
This is the word that completes this analogy:
complicate is to simple as success : ____________
What is failure.
100
This is the correlation between temperature and the cost to cool your home.
What is a positive correlation?
100
This is an example of which propaganda technique: A famous singer explains how their experience with a product helped them.
What is testimonial propaganda technique?
100
This method determines if a source is current, how relevant the information is to the topic of research, the expertise of the author, and the point of view of the author before it can conclude if a source is reliable.
What is the C.R.A.P method.
200
This is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.
What is a red herring fallacy?
200
"Student is to class as trees are to forest" is an example of what type of analogy?
What is part-whole analogy?
200
This scatter plot shows a ____________ correlation.
What is a positive correlation?
200
This is an example of which type of propaganda technique?
What is bandwagon propaganda technique?
200
This is the meaning of the acronym C.R.A.P.
What is Current, Relevant, Author, Purpose/POV.
300
This is an example of what type of logical fallacy in advertising.
What is ad hominem fallacy?
300
Car is to automobile as light is to illuminate is an example of what type of analogy?
What is a synonym analogy?
300
This is an example of what type of correlation: An increase in number of referrals in school and a decrease in school grades.
What is a negative correlation?
300
This is an example of which two types of propaganda techniques?
What are glittering generalities, and transfer propaganda techniques?
300
True or False: The following are biased statements: “Mr. Harris will bring nothing but trouble to Valley City." & “Gregory Harris is the best thing that has ever happened to Valley City.”
What is True?
400
This is an example of what type of logical fallacy in advertising?
What is red herring fallacy?
400
This is an example of what type of analogy:
fruit is to vegetable as red is to color?
What is category analogy?
400
This is an example of which type of correlation: The more sleep you get the more you will walk.
What is no correlation?
400
This is an example of which type of propaganda techniques?
What is fear propaganda technique?
400
This an example of a reliable, somewhat reliable, or unreliable source: "A website that provides information on why you should only purchase Android phones."
What is an unreliable source?
500
This is an example of what type of logical fallacy: “A company that makes athletic shoes highlights how a famous tennis player wore their brand of tennis shoes when she won a gold medal at the Olympics. They argue that young tennis players should wear their shoes because they're the best option for winning tennis tournaments.”
What is generalization fallacy?
500
The two examples below are what type of analogies:
Ring is to jewelry as Earth is to planet. & Comedy is to genre as mustard is to condiment.
What is category analogy?
500
This is what type of correlation?
What is negative correlation?
500
This is an example of what type of propaganda technique?
What is fear propaganda technique?
500
True or false: An article published on www.entrepreneur.com. is automatically unreliable because it ends in .com; you know the information on that web page is unreliable and biased.
What is false?