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REVIEWING
GENERAL RULES:

*NO TALKING
*NO ERASURES
*NO TURNING HEADS
*ANSWER THE ITEMS CAREFULLY
*KEEP EVERYTHING AWAY THAT IS NOT
RELATED.
*RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
Part 1. Types of Faulty Logic
Directions: Identify what is
being asked. Write your
ANSWER on your filler
notebook.
(Answer only)
1. A conclusion or statement that
does not logically follow from
the previous argument or
statement.
2. It is based on large
generalizations or conclusions being
drawn from a small sample of the
population by their gender or race
with a complete lack of evidence.
3. It is an argument that assumes the
very thing it is trying to prove is true.
It simply repeats the conclusion.
4. It occurs when someone claims there
are only two possible options or sides
in an argument when there are actually
more.
5. Responding to a statement by
changing the topic to avoid
addressing the issue.
6. A logical fallacy that refers to the act
of reducing the complexity of a subject
or issue to the point where essential
details or nuances are lost or overlooked.
7. This type of fallacy occurs when
someone attacks the person instead
of attacking his or her argument.
8. It occurs when someone incorrectly
assumes that a causal relation exists
between two things or events.
9. It is a way of thinking in which
someone expects something negative to
happen in all situations because of a
previous negative experience.
Part 2. Faulty Logic
Direction: Identify the faulty
logic in the following arguments.
Write your ANSWER on your
filler notebook. (Answer only)
10. John Updike is a wonderful
writer because he writes so well.
11. Our house was burglarized
right after that new family moved
in next door.
12. “I loved that movie we saw last
night with Brad Pitt. I am going to rent
all of his movies, and I am sure I’ll like
all of them.”
13. The cause of the Civil War
was slavery.
14. I argued with Mrs. Coulter
before I turned in my homework,
so I got a bad grade on my paper.
Part 3. Picture Analysis
Directions: Examine carefully
the given picture in each item.
Identify what type of Faulty
Logic is presented. Write your
ANSWER on your filler
notebook. (Answer only)
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