Logical Fallacies Quiz

What logical fallacy is committed when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Authority

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

Which of the following fallacies occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it hasn't been proven false, or vice versa?

• False Cause

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

If someone claims that because something is popular or widely believed, it must be true, which fallacy is being committed?

• Appeal to Authority

• Bandwagon

• False Analogy

• Begging the Question

When someone presents a limited number of options and claims that the situation must be one of those options when there are other possibilities, they are committing which fallacy?

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Emotion

• Post Hoc

If a speaker argues that because two events happened sequentially, the first event must have caused the second event, which fallacy are they committing?

• False Cause

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

What fallacy occurs when a conclusion is drawn from premises that, even if they are true, do not logically guarantee the conclusion?

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Non Sequitur

• Appeal to Ignorance

If someone argues that a specific action should not be taken because it will lead to a series of increasingly undesirable events, which fallacy is being committed?

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

When someone attacks a position by misrepresenting or exaggerating it, which fallacy are they committing?

• Straw Man

• Appeal to Authority

• False Dilemma

• Bandwagon

What fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because two things are similar in some ways, they must be similar in other ways as well?

• False Analogy

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal to Authority

• Red Herring

If someone argues that a claim is true because it hasn't been proven false, what fallacy are they committing?

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Ignorance

• False Cause

• Non Sequitur