4.02 Logical Fallacies Quiz

"Jane Smith's strategies aren't effective because she's a big crybaby" is an example of:

• slippery slope

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• red herring

"taking attention away from the real issue by including a loosely related example" is the _______ fallacy.

"making it seem like one small action will lead to major consequences" is the _______ fallacy.

"The level of pesticides used may be unsafe, but what will farmhands do to support their families if we create laws limiting the farming industry?" is an example of:

• bandwagon

• red herring

• ad hominem

• straw man

"creating a pretend argument so the original is easier to attack" is the _______ fallacy.

"Everyone in school has a cellphone, so I should be allowed to have one too." is an example of:

• red herring

• straw man

• slippery slope

• bandwagon

"name calling, finger pointing, and attacking people's character" is the ___________ fallacy.

"People who don't support the proposed food stamps benefit increase hate the poor." is an example of:

• slippery slope

• red herring

• straw man

• bandwagon

"If we ban sports cars because they are bad for the environment, eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban sports cars" is an example of:

• slippery slope

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• straw man

"using the popularity of something to convince people to agree" is the _________ fallacy.