Fallacies Quiz

Question 1 - Which of the Following is an example of the slippery slope fallacy?

• If we legalize marijuana, then we will have to legalize all drugs
• Marijuana is a harmless drug that should be legalized.
• The government should invest more in healthcare to improve public health.
• All of the above.

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Question 2- Which of the following is an example of the ad hominem fallacy?

• You're wrong because you're a terrible person.
• Your argument is flawed because it doesn't make sense.
• I don't agree with you because I have a different perspective.
• None of the above.

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Question 3- Which of the following is an example of the straw man fallacy?

• If you don't vote for me, then you're not a true patriot.
• You believe in climate change, but I don't think the science is settled.
• You want to ban all guns, but that's not the answer to gun violence.
• All of the above.

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Question 4-Which of the following is an example of the false dilemma fallacy?

• You can either support the troops or you can be a traitor.
• Either we cut taxes or we'll go bankrupt as a nation.
• You're either with us or against us.
• All of the above.

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Question 5- Which of the following is an example of the appeal to authority fallacy?

• The expert says that we need to take action on climate change, so we should listen to them.
• My friend says that she saw a ghost, so it must be true.
• I read on the internet that vaccines are dangerous, so we shouldn't get vaccinated.
• None of the above.

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Question 6-Which of the following is an example of the bandwagon fallacy?

• I see everyone wearing heelys so i should to
• My favorite celebrity endorses this product, so it must be good.
• This political party has always been in power, so they must be doing something right.
• None of the above.

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Question 7-Which of the following is an example of the hasty generalization fallacy?

• All lawyers are dishonest.
• Most people like pizza, so everyone must like pizza.
• The last two times I went to that restaurant, the food was bad, so it must always be bad.
• None of the above.

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Question 8-Which of the following is an example of the post hoc fallacy?

• I wore my lucky socks, and then my team won the game, so my socks are lucky.
• I got a flu shot, and then I got sick, so the flu shot must have made me sick.
• I studied really hard, and then I got an A on the test, so my hard work paid off.
• None of the above

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Question 9-Which of the following is an example of the Scare tactic fallacy?

• All lawyers are dishonest.
• If you don't brush your teeth they will fall off
• My friend says that she saw a ghost, so it must be true.
• None of the above.

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Question 10- Which of the following is an example of the Red herring fallacy?

• Marijuana is a harmless drug that should be legalized.
• I read on the internet that vaccines are dangerous, so we shouldn't get vaccinated.
• If a food is cold, then it is a dessert. Salad is cold. But salad isn’t sweet, so it can’t be a dessert.
• All of the above.

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