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The document contains two assessments related to identifying logical fallacies and evaluating sources for academic research. The first assessment asks the student to identify 10 logical fallacies described in statements. The student correctly identifies the fallacies as logical fallacies, post hoc, false dilemma, irrelevant conclusion, attacking the person, wrong direction, bandwagon, false analogy, hasty generalization, and complex cause. The second assessment contains 9 modified true/false statements about evaluating academic sources. The student correctly identifies whether the statements are true or false, and modifies any false statements by changing the underlined word to make the statement true.

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Lesson 3

The document contains two assessments related to identifying logical fallacies and evaluating sources for academic research. The first assessment asks the student to identify 10 logical fallacies described in statements. The student correctly identifies the fallacies as logical fallacies, post hoc, false dilemma, irrelevant conclusion, attacking the person, wrong direction, bandwagon, false analogy, hasty generalization, and complex cause. The second assessment contains 9 modified true/false statements about evaluating academic sources. The student correctly identifies whether the statements are true or false, and modifies any false statements by changing the underlined word to make the statement true.

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ENOSH MORDECAI E SACE

GRADE 11 - HUMSS C

Assessment No. 1
Instructions: Read each statement below and identify what it describes by choosing the word in the word pool. Write your
answers in a separate sheet of paper.

Attacking the False Hasty


Logical Person
Bandwagon Generalization
Fallacies Dilemma

ComplexCause Wrong
Irrelevant
False Analogy Post Hoc Conclusion
Direction

1. These are errors in reasoning that invalidate an argument.


2. It occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed.
3. It occurs when an arguer presents his/her argument as one of only two options despite the presence of
multiple possibilities.
4. We must support the clean and green program of the government. Mountaineers have suffered climbing on the
mountains.
5. I cannot accept your argument because unlike me, you were not educated at Harvard University.
6. We were not able to solve the problem because of limited time even if all the other groups were able to do so.
7. It occurs when an argument is considered to be valid because it is what the majority thinks.
8. It occurs when a writer assumes that two concepts that are similar in some ways are also similar in other ways.
9. Juan saw a black cat when they went home. Along the way, they crashed into a tree. The black cat must be the
reason why they met an accident.
10. It occurs when a sample is not significant or enough to support a generalization about a population.

ANSWERS:

1. Logical Fallacies
2. Post Hoc
3. False Dilemma
4. Irrelevant Conclusion
5. Attacking the Person
6. Wrong Direction
7. Bandwagon
8. False Analogy
9. Hasty Generalization
10. Complex Cause

Assessment No. 2: Modified True or False


Instructions: Write T if the statement is true. If it is false change the underlined word with the correct one. Write your
answers in a separate sheet of paper.
1. The criteria for assessing whether a source is suitable to use for academic purposes are: relevance, authority,
currency contents and references.
2. Sources not written by experts are not valid.
3. Sources published online should always be used as reference.
4. Sources that are personal and editable such as blogs and Wikipedia are acceptable.
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5. Sources that have no relevance to your academic paper should not be used.
6. Evidence from surveys, library research and experiments can strengthen your argument.
7. Evidence from informant interviews (those who have direct experience related to the problem/issue is
acceptable.
8. Evidence from expert interviews is credible.
9. Outdated sources should not be considered

ANSWERS:

1. T
2. F (Sources not written by experts can still be valid, depending on the context and purpose of the research.)
3. F (Sources published online should be evaluated for their reliability and credibility before being used as references.)
4. F (Sources that are personal and editable, such as blogs and Wikipedia, may not always be considered acceptable for
academic purposes due to potential reliability and credibility issues.)
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. T
9. T

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