Logical Fallacies Quiz

What logical fallacy occurs when the opinion of an authority figure is used as evidence?

• Appeal to Authority

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Ad Populum

Identify the logical fallacy where the conclusion is assumed to be true because the argument is circular or tautological.

• Ad Populum

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

Which logical fallacy involves making a generalization based on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence?

• Ad Populum

• Hasty Generalization

• Non Sequitur

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

Identify the logical fallacy where a cause is incorrectly identified because it occurred before the effect.

• Post Hoc

• Ad Populum

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

Which logical fallacy is a distraction from the argument typically with some sentiment that seems to be relevant but isn't?

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum

• Ad Hominem

• Non Sequitur

• Red Herring

What logical fallacy involves a conclusion that doesn't logically follow the previous statements or evidence?

• Non Sequitur

• Ad Hominem

• Ad Populum

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

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

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Non Sequitur

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum

Which logical fallacy involves misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum

• Red Herring

Identify the logical fallacy where a conclusion is assumed to be true because many people believe it.

• Ad Populum

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Non Sequitur

Which logical fallacy involves suggesting that one thing will lead to another with no evidence?

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Populum

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring