Logical Fallacies Quiz

What does an Ad Hominem fallacy involve?

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Ignoring a person's actual position and substituting a distorted version of that position.

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What is a Red Herring fallacy?

• A fallacy that involves rejecting an argument based on personal characteristics.

• A fallacy that argues one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse.

• A fallacy that involves introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• A fallacy that assumes something is true because most people believe it.

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Which fallacy is based on the belief that something is true because it is popularly accepted?

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

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What is the Slippery Slope fallacy?

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Ignoring a person's actual position and substituting a distorted version of that position.

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What characterizes a Straw Man fallacy?

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Ignoring a person's actual position and substituting a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position.

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What is "Hasty Generalization"?

• An argument that is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Judging situations by different standards, instead of using the same standards for all.

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What does "Begging the Question" refer to?

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• An argument that is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Assuming that an argument is false or invalid because it has not been proven.

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What is meant by "Appeal to Authority"?

• Judging situations by different standards, instead of using the same standards for all.

• An argument that is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Assuming that an argument is false or invalid because it has not been proven.

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What is a "Double Standard"?

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• An argument that is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Judging situations by different standards, instead of using the same standards for all.

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What does "Burden of Proof" imply?

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• An argument that is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Assuming that an argument is false or invalid because it has not been proven.

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