Logical Fallacies Quiz

"Everyone knows that drinking eight glasses of water a day is healthy, so it must be true." Which type of fallacy does this statement represent?

• Ad hominem

• Ad populum

• False Analogy

• Non-Sequitur

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"If you don't support the new public library funding, you obviously don't care about education." Which type of fallacy is this an example of?

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

• Ad hominem

• Red Herring

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"Since we have no evidence that aliens do not exist, they must exist." Which fallacy is being used here?

• Begging the Question

• Circular Reasoning

• Non-Sequitur

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"John claims that climate change is real, but he drives a car, so his argument cannot be valid." What type of fallacy is this?

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• False Analogy

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"He's not a good musician because nobody has ever heard of him." Which fallacy does this statement use?

• Ad populum

• Hasty Generalizations

• Non-Sequitur

• Slippery Slope

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"If we allow students to redo their homework to improve grades, next they'll want to retake entire courses for a better GPA." Which fallacy is this?

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"Of course democracy is the best form of government; imagine living in a dictatorship!" What type of fallacy is being used here?

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• Non-Sequitur

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"Smoking must be healthy because my grandfather smoked his whole life and lived until 97." Which type of fallacy does this statement represent?

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Hasty Generalizations

• Circular Reasoning

• Begging the Question

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"Either we ban all cars now to stop global warming, or our cities will be underwater in 10 years." What type of fallacy is this?

• Slippery Slope

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

• Non-Sequitur

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"Since athletes perform better on a high-protein diet, everyone should eat lots of protein to be healthy." What type of fallacy is this?

• False Analogy

• Hasty Generalizations

• Circular Reasoning

• Non-Sequitur

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept