Logical Fallacies

Multiple Choice

"Of course this book is great. It’s written by a famous author, and if a famous author wrote it, it must be great."

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

Multiple Choice

"Letting people eat snacks during movies will lead to full-course meals being served in theaters, and before you know it, there will be fine dining in movie seats, and we'll all be wearing tuxedos just to watch a superhero film!"

• False Analogy

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

Multiple Choice

"I met one person from Canada, and they were super friendly. So, I guess all Canadians must be incredibly nice."

• Slippery Slope

• False Analogy

• Bandwagon

• Hasty Generalization

Multiple Choice

"Everyone's talking about this new diet where you only eat purple foods, so I’m jumping on board. It’s probably the secret to living forever or something. Purple food is clearly the future, right?"

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

Multiple Choice

"Learning to play the piano is just like learning to ride a bike."

• False analogy

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

Multiple Choice

Person A: "I think we should reduce the amount of sugar in kids' snacks to help prevent health problems."

Person B: "So you want to ban all candy and make kids eat nothing but vegetables for the rest of their lives? That’s a little extreme!"

• Straw Man

• Circular Reasoning

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope