Logical Fallacies Quiz

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What is the ad hominem fallacy?

• Asserting that something is true because of the position of an assumed authority

• Using emotions to persuade in place of evidence

• Attacking someone's character instead of addressing an argument's substance

• Attacking the substance of an argument

When is the appeal to authority fallacy fallacious?

• All of the above

• When the authority isn't an expert

• When the authority makes a claim contrary to the expert consensus

• When the authority is an expert in another area

What does the appeal to emotion fallacy use to persuade in place of evidence?

• Historical evidence

• Logical reasoning

• Expert opinions

• Emotions

What does the appeal to ignorance fallacy assert?

• Something is true because we don't know that it isn't

• Something is false because we don't know that it is

• Something is true because it's natural

• Something is true because it's been around for a long time

Why is the appeal to nature fallacy fallacious?

• Because natural is difficult to define

• None of the above

• Because natural equals better or safer

• Both A and B

What does the appeal to tradition fallacy assert?

• Something is true because it's been around for a long time

• None of the above

• Something is false because it's unnatural

• Both A and B

What does the bandwagon fallacy argue?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• A claim isn't true because a lot of people don't believe it

• A claim is true because a lot of people believe it

What does the false cause fallacy assert?

• None of the above

• Two events are not causally connected when they are

• Both A and B

• Two events are causally connected when they aren't

Why is the false choice fallacy fallacious?

• Both A and B

• Because it oversimplifies a complex issue into two options

• None of the above

• Because it ignores the possibility of other options