by BlastRoom
Spot the faulty move in a short argument, name it, and say what is actually wrong with the reasoning.
#english_9_10

40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Jordan: "The library should stay open one hour later on test nights." Casey: "So you think students should just live at school and never go home?" Which fallacy is Casey's reply?
Asked why the yearbook came out three weeks late, the adviser answers, "The real story here is how little funding the arts get at this school." Name the fallacy.
"If we let seniors leave campus for lunch, soon juniors will want it, then nobody will show up for fifth period, and the school day will fall apart." What fallacy is at work?
Rosa proposes a shorter passing period. Dev replies, "Rosa is late to everything, so there is nothing here to discuss." Which fallacy does Dev commit?
"Either the town builds the new skate park or it admits that it has given up on young people entirely." Which fallacy does this sentence commit?
"I ordered from the new deli once and my sandwich came out cold, so nothing on that menu is worth buying." Which fallacy is this?
"The new attendance rule is fair, because it treats students exactly the way a fair rule would treat them." Which fallacy names this move?
"Almost every ninth grader has already signed the petition, so signing it is clearly the right thing to do." Which fallacy is this?
"My dentist says the town's new bus route will not cut traffic, and she is a doctor, so the plan should be dropped." Which fallacy is this?
A newsletter describes the drama club's budget request as "a greedy grab at money that belongs to everyone." Which fallacy does that wording commit?
The coach asks the team to arrive fifteen minutes early. A player answers, "She wants us to hand over our whole afternoon to practice." Which fallacy is the player's reply?
At a club meeting, a member is asked whether the fundraiser lost money. He answers, "Let's talk about how hard the volunteers worked all weekend." Which fallacy is his answer?
"Grade one late essay and you will still be grading late essays in June, and then you will be handing diplomas to students who never turned in anything on time." Which fallacy is this?
"You can ignore the sophomore who wrote that editorial about parking. She has never driven a car in her life." Which fallacy is this?
"We can keep the vending machines or we can care about student health. Pick one." Which fallacy is this?
"Both sophomores I interviewed said they never use the courtyard, so sophomores do not use it." Which fallacy does this conclusion commit?
Which reply to "The school should allow phones during lunch" commits a slippery slope?
Which reply to "The team should replace the worn batting cage nets" commits an ad hominem?
Which reply to "The new dress code is unnecessary" commits circular reasoning?
Which reply to "The town should repave Cedar Street this year" commits a false dilemma?
Which reply to "The class should choose the aquarium for the field trip" commits a bandwagon appeal?
Which reply to "The cafeteria should stop serving lunch on foam trays" commits a straw man?
Which reply to "The bus route on Fifth Avenue runs late" commits a hasty generalization?
Which reply to "The school should move its start time to 8:30" misuses an appeal to authority?
"Half the school is wearing these headphones, so they must have the best sound of anything out there." What makes this reasoning faulty?
"Coach Pratt's practice system works, because it is a system that works." What is wrong with this reasoning?
"The two freshmen who tried out for debate both quit by October, so freshmen are not serious about the team." What is wrong with this reasoning?
"We either cancel the winter concert or we make students play in an unheated gym." What is wrong with this reasoning?
Asked whether the club spent its dues on shirts, the treasurer describes how many hours he spent designing the shirts. What is wrong with his response?
"Let ninth graders use the courtyard at lunch and within a year students will be wandering off campus whenever they feel like it." What is wrong with this reasoning?
"The plan to add recycling bins came from a student who once left trash on the bleachers, so it is not worth reading." What is wrong with this reasoning?
A flyer calls the proposed schedule "a lazy shortcut dreamed up to make adults' lives easier." What is wrong with this way of arguing?
Three of these arguments about moving the school start time are faulty. Which one reasons soundly?
Which of these arguments about the drama club's budget reasons soundly?
One of these arguments about the cafeteria's new food supplier holds up. Which one?
Which argument about keeping the town pool open reasons soundly rather than committing a fallacy?
Asked whether the debate club broke its spending rules, the president answers, "What I want to know is why the chess club is never audited." Which name fits, and why?
Ana argues for a five-minute longer lunch. Beto replies, "Ana thinks we should spend the whole school day eating." Which name fits, and why?
"Four hundred students bought the new hoodie, so it is clearly the better hoodie." Which name fits, and why?
"The first two rehearsals both ran long, so every rehearsal this season is going to run long." Which name fits, and why?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Fact, Opinion and Reasoned Judgment
20 questions