Logical Fallacies Quiz 2020 Election

“In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Argument from Authority

“When the media – driven insane by their Trump Derangement Syndrome – reveals internal deliberations of our government, it truly puts the lives of many, not just journalists, at risk! Very unpatriotic!”

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Red Herring Fallacy

“The Democrats would, I believe, I think they would give up the Second Amendment, and the people that, a lot of the people that put me where I am are strong believers in the Second Amendment, and I am also. And we have to be very careful about that, you know. And all of a sudden everything is taken away, we’re not going to let that happen.”

• Slippery Slope Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

“... Folks, do you have any idea what this clown’s doing? I tell you what, he is not for anybody needing healthcare.”

• Red Herring Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

“He panicked or he looked at the stock market. ... A lot of people died, and a lot more (are) going to die unless he gets a lot smarter a lot quicker.”

• False Dichotomy

• Argument from authority

 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