Fallacies Quiz Part I

What fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?

• a) Straw Man Fallacy

• b) Ad Hominem Fallacy

• c) Appeal to Authority

• d) Hasty Generalization

Which fallacy involves misrepresenting or exaggerating an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack?

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  a) Circular Reasoning

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  b) False Cause Fallacy

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  c) Straw Man Fallacy

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  d) Appeal to Ignorance

What fallacy is committed when the conclusion of the argument is included in the premises?

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  a) Hasty Generalization

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  b) Circular Reasoning

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  c) Red Herring

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  d) Tu Quoque Fallacy

If someone argues that a claim is true because it has not been proven false or vice versa, which fallacy is being committed?

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  a) False Cause Fallacy

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  b) Appeal to Emotion

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  c) Appeal to Ignorance

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  d) Red Herring

Which fallacy involves assuming that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second?

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  a) Hasty Generalization

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  b) False Cause Fallacy

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  c) Tu Quoque Fallacy

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  d) Ad Hominem Fallacy

If someone introduces irrelevant information to distract from the real issue, which fallacy is being committed?

 

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  a) Straw Man Fallacy

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  b) Red Herring

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  c) Appeal to Authority

• d) Appeal to Emotion

What fallacy occurs when one draws a conclusion about a group based on a small, unrepresentative sample?

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  a) Appeal to Ignorance

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  b) Hasty Generalization

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  c) Circular Reasoning

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  d) False Cause Fallacy

Which fallacy involves manipulating emotions to win an argument, often by evoking pity, fear, or other strong feelings?

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  a) Appeal to Authority

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  b) Red Herring

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  c) Appeal to Emotion

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  d) Tu Quoque Fallacy

If someone argues that an event caused another event solely because the two events are correlated in time, which fallacy is being committed?

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  a) Appeal to Ignorance

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  b) Circular Reasoning

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  c) False Cause Fallacy

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  d) Hasty Generalization

What fallacy is committed when someone dismisses an argument because the person making it is not acting consistently with it?

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  a) Tu Quoque Fallacy

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  b) Ad Hominem Fallacy

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  c) Straw Man Fallacy

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  d) Appeal to Authority