Fallacies Quiz

"I can't take your suggestion for process improvement seriously. You're always late to meetings and can't even manage your own time. Why should we listen to someone so disorganized?"

• Argumentum ad Hominem

• Argumentum ad Baculum

• Argumentum ad Misercordiam

• Argumentum ad Populum

"I didn't complete the assignment on time because I've been going through a lot lately. My pet is sick, and I've been struggling emotionally. Please, can I have an extension?"

• Argumentum ad Populum

• Argumentum ad Misercordiam

• Argumentum ad Tradition

• Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

"There is no evidence that aliens exist, so they must not exist. Until someone proves the existence of aliens, we should assume they're not real."

• Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

• Petitio Principii

• Hasty Generalization

• Argumentum ad Baculum

"I wore my lucky socks to the exam, and I got an A. Therefore, my lucky socks must be the reason for my success."

• Fallacy of Cause and Effect

• Hasty Generalization

• Fallacy of Composition

• Fallacy of Equivocation

"A fish has scales. The musical performance was rated on a scale. Therefore, the fish can be rated for its musical performance."

• Fallacy of Composition

• Fallacy of Equivocation

• Fallacy of Cause and Effect

• Hasty Generalization

"A fish has scales. The musical performance was rated on a scale. Therefore, the fish can be rated for its musical performance."

• Fallacy of Equivocation

• Fallacy of Composition

• Hasty Generalization

• Fallacy of Cause and Effect

"All players on the soccer team are fast runners. Therefore, the soccer team must be one of the fastest teams in the league."

• Fallacy of Composition

• Fallacy of Cause and Effect

• Petitio Principii

• Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

"My philosophical theory is correct because it is the only worldview that accurately describes the nature of reality."

• Petitio Principii

• Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

• Fallacy of Equivocation

• Argumentum ad Populum

"I met two people from that ethnic group, and they were both terrible drivers. All people from that group must be bad drivers."

• Hasty Generalization

• Fallacy of Composition/Division

• Fallacy of Equivocation

• Petitio Principii

"This post has a million likes and shares. If you don't agree with it, you're in the minority. Join the crowd and support our cause!"

• Argumentum ad Tradition

• Argumentum ad Populum

• Argumentum ad Misercordiam

• Argumentum ad Hominem