Logical Fallacies Quiz (Examples)

You either support the new school policy, or you don’t care about the students’ safety.

• Non sequitur

• False dilemma

• Red herring

• Ad hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they’ll expect to redo every test and exam.

• Slippery slope

• Appeal to fear

• Hasty generalization

• Loaded question

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

My uncle says that climate change isn’t real, and he’s a very smart man.

• False authority

• Non sequitur

• Ad hominem

• Red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How can you argue your point about the environment when you drive a car every day?

• False dilemma

• Loaded question

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to fear

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

If we don’t increase the budget for defense, our country will be vulnerable to attacks.

• Appeal to fear

• Slippery slope

• Red herring

• Non sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why should we listen to her argument on education reform? She didn’t even finish college.

• Ad hominem

• Red herring

• False dilemma

• Non sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All the students in my class failed the math test, so the test must have been too hard.

• Loaded question

• Hasty generalization

• False authority

• Slippery slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why are we even discussing the school budget when the real issue is the lack of discipline among students?

• Red herring

• Non sequitur

• False dilemma

• Appeal to fear

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Have you stopped cheating on your homework yet?

• Loaded question

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• False authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

She must be a great teacher because she has a lot of followers on social media.

• False authority

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• Slippery slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1