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8.44 Name the fallacy Worksheet

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This Grade 8 English worksheet provides structured practice on 8.44 Name the fallacy. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Name the fallacy - Classify common informal fallacies (e.g., straw man, false dilemma, circular reasoning, ad hominem) and explain why the reasoning fails. (CCSS RI.8.8; TEKS 8.8(E) & 8.12(H)(iii); FL ELA.8.R.2.4; NY 8R8)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

From a history club newsletter: “Our textbook has been used for twenty years. If it were inaccurate, someone would have corrected it by now. So every fact in it must be true.” Which option best evaluates the fallacy in this history club newsletter?

AAppeal to tradition — Assumes something is correct or best because it has been done before.

BCherry-picking (selecting only favorable evidence) — Uses only favorable evidence while ignoring relevant evidence against the claim.

CAd hominem (attacking the person) — Attacks the person or source instead of addressing the claim.

DAppeal to ignorance — Treats a lack of proof as proof that a claim is true or false.

Solution & Explanation:Appeal to ignorance fits because it concludes the textbook is fully accurate because no one has proven it wrong, which treats missing disproof as proof.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

From a persuasive paragraph about banning energy drinks: “Allowing energy drinks at school is like handing out cigarettes. Since cigarettes are banned, energy drinks should be banned too.” Which critique most clearly identifies why this persuasive paragraph about banning energy drinks is not well supported?

AAppeal to authority — Relies on status or endorsement instead of relevant evidence.

BPost hoc (false cause) — Assumes an earlier event caused a later event just because it came first.

CFalse analogy — Treats two things as alike without showing the comparison is relevant.

DNo true Scotsman — Redefines a group to exclude people or evidence that challenge the claim.

Solution & Explanation:False analogy fits because it treats energy drinks and cigarettes as if they are the same in relevant ways, but the comparison ignores important differences (laws, health effects, usage).

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

From a debate about uniforms: “Uniforms create equality. Equality means everyone is the same. Therefore, uniforms take away individuality and are unfair.” Which response best judges the reasoning used in this debate about uniforms?

AStraw man — Misrepresents a position as an easier or more extreme claim to attack.

BEquivocation — Shifts the meaning of a key word during the argument.

CFalse dilemma (either/or) — Limits the issue to two choices or extremes when other options exist.

DAppeal to emotion — Uses feelings as proof instead of relevant evidence.

Solution & Explanation:Equivocation fits because it shifts the meaning of “equality” from ‘equal treatment/opportunity’ to ‘everyone identical,’ then argues against the new meaning.

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