5/22 Logical Fallacy Quiz

The following is an example of which fallacy? "Please don't give me a speeding ticket, officer. I was only speeding because my wife is in labor and I can't miss the birth of my first born son!"

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to Emotion

• Slippery Slope

• False Authority

The following image is an example of which fallacy? it reads "America's favorite mascara!"

• Bandwagon

• Appeal to Emotion

• Slippery Slope

• False Authority

The following is an example of which fallacy? "A man ate carne asada tacos every day. He lived to be 105 years old. Eating tacos every day will lead to a long life!"

• Appeal to Emotion

• Bandwagon

• False Cause & Effect

• False Dilemma

The following statement is an example of which logical fallacy? The image reads, "If we start letting doctors remove life support systems from terminally ill patients, then who's next? Pretty soon they'll start killing deformed babies. Before you know it, no hospital or rest home in this country will be safe. It's genocide!"

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• False Authority

• Loaded Question

The following image is an example of which logical fallacy? It reads "More doctors smoke camels than any other cigarette!"

• Loaded Question

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• False Authority

The following is an example of which fallacy? Person A: "I don't want to go to school tomorrow." Person B: "Why do you hate school so much?"

• Loaded Question

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• False Authority

The following image is an example of which logical fallacy? The image reads "You want both?! C'mon, get serious-- we can only afford one!" And the poster reads "Clean Air" or "Clean Water."

• False Authority

• False Cause & Effect

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

The image is an example of which fallacy? It reads "Oh, your boyfriend cheated on you? Please, tell me more about how the entire male population is responsible."

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

The following Tweet is an example of which logical fallacy? It reads "If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?"

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Emotion

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

The following is an example of which logical fallacy? "The only reason I cheated on my test is because our teacher did not teach us anything! He should be fired for poor teaching!"

• Slippery Slope

• Loaded Question

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization