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Logical Fallacies and Critical Reasoning Lab
Students map arguments, sort fallacies, judge a debate, repair faulty reasoning and rank evidence by strength.
Grades 7–12Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline
Try it free: the demo opens the Start page and Station 1 right in your browser. No sign-up needed.
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Grade versions included
- Grades 7–8: Ad hominem, bandwagon, slippery slope and more, a student council debate and an evidence strength ladder
- Grades 9–12: Subtler fallacies such as straw man and red herring, a school board hearing and evidence sufficiency
What students practice
Parts of an argument, common logical fallacies, evaluating a speaker's reasoning, revising fallacies with sound evidence, ranking evidence strength and sufficiency
Standards
OAS Standard 1: Listening and Speaking; Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing
Common Core: RI.8 · W.1 · SL.3
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class.
- Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
- Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
- Each purchase includes the lab files and a one-page Quick Start guide.
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