Fallacies and Biases Quiz

Which fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person rather than addressing the argument?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

“If we allow one person to skip class, everyone will want to!” is an example of:

• Appeal to Authority

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Post Hoc

“You’re either with us or against us.” This is a:

• False Dilemma

• Appeal to Nature

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

What fallacy presents an irrelevant topic to divert attention from the original issue?

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• Equivocation

Believing something is true because a respected person says it is:

• Appeal to Emotion

• Circular Reasoning

• Appeal to Authority

• False Cause

“No one has proven aliens don’t exist, so they must be real” is an example of:

• Appeal to Ignorance

• False Dilemma

• Straw Man

• Begging the Question

What fallacy occurs when two things that aren’t actually comparable are treated as equal?

• False Equivalence

• Tu Quoque

• Composition

• Bandwagon

A fallacy that uses fear or pity instead of a valid argument is:

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Emotion

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

“All the students in that school are lazy because I saw two of them sleeping.” This is:

• Straw Man

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

• Tu Quoque

“This law is important because it is necessary.” This is:

• Begging the Question

• Circular Reasoning

• Both A and B

• Appeal to Nature