Logical Fallacies Quiz

What is the term for presenting an issue in terms of exaggerated threats or dangers?

• a) Either/or choices

• b) Slippery Slope

• c) Scare Tactics

• d) Bandwagon Appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fallacy involves misrepresenting a complicated issue as offering only two possible alternatives, one of which is often made to seem vastly preferable to the other?

• a) Sentimental Appeal

• b) Stacking the Deck

• c) Either/or choices

• d) Dogmatism

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Exaggerating the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action or choice today will lead to serious adverse consequences in the future is an example of which fallacy?

• a) Hasty Generalization

• b) Slippery Slope

• c) Non Sequitur

• d) Red Herrings

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the term for using excessive emotion instead of logic or reason to appeal to an audience?

• a) Bandwagon Appeal

• b) Sentimental Appeal

• c) Begging the Question

• d) Straw Man

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fallacy recommends a course of action on the grounds that everyone else is doing it?

• a) Appeal to False Authority

• b) Red Herrings

• c) Bandwagon Appeal

• d) Paralipsis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In which fallacy is an unwarranted assumption made that a claim is based on the expertise of someone who lacks credentials?

• a) Equivocation

• b) Dogmatism

• c) Appeal to False Authority

• d) Non Sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the term for supporting a claim on the grounds that it's the only conclusion acceptable within a given community?

• a) Stacking the Deck

• b) Faulty Analogy

• c) Dogmatism

• d) Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When a writer's claims are answered by irrelevant attacks on their character, it is an example of which fallacy?

• a) Slippery Slope

• b) Ad Hominem

• c) Straw Man

• d) Paralipsis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What fallacy occurs when a writer shows only one side of the argument and doesn't consider opposing viewpoints?

• a) Hasty Generalization

• b) Begging the Question

• c) Stacking the Deck

• d) Non Sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In which fallacy is an inference drawn from insufficient evidence or data?

• a) Faulty Causality

• b) Straw Man

• c) Red Herrings

• d) Hasty Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1