Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

The Art of Persuasion Unit 2

Multiple Choice

Yes, I threw a rock through the window, but Joey did it first.
This is an example of _________

• Two Wrongs make a Right Fallacy
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• The Argument from Authority Fallacy
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy

Multiple Choice

 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of 

• Argument from Authority
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• An Ad Hominem attack
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy

Multiple Choice

the phrase "Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King so it must be true."  represents which fallacy?

• The Straw Man Fallacy
• The Slippery Slope Fallacy
• The Bandwagon Fallacy
• The Argument from Authority Fallacy

Multiple Choice

An ad hominem attack

• is a very effective debate strategy
• goes after a person's argument.
• is always against a popular idea.
• is an attack on the person, not the argument 

Multiple Choice

Why is this a logical fallacy? "All elephants are big. Some boys are big. Therefore some boys are elephants."

• It says A is true and B is true so A+B must be true.
• It oversimplifies.
• It only gives two choices to a larger problem.
• It says the two things always happen together.

Multiple Choice

What is a logical fallacy?

• An argument with a premise and a conclusion

• An argument that contains a non-statement

• An argument that contains mistake in reasoning

• Sorry sir, please slap me

Multiple Choice

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

• Ciruclar reasoning

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• False dilemma

Multiple Choice

I know the professor said the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.

• Scare Tactics

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon Argument

• Begging the Question

Multiple Choice

My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

• Slippery Slope

• Sentimental Appeal

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

Multiple Choice

Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important.

Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Faulty Causality

• Straw Man

Multiple Choice

Why is this a logical fallacy: 
"Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that."

• It is showing Senator Jones is an authority on submarines.
• Submarines are popular.
• It changes the argument to something else. 
• It stereotypes submarines.