TRS6 Logical Fallacies

Which is an example of a personal attack (ad hominem)?

• "That idea is too expensive to work."

• "You can’t trust his opinion—he failed last year."

• "We should compare the costs before deciding."

• "Let’s gather more evidence first."

A blog claims a sports team always wins because "the referees are secretly paid off," without evidence. Which fallacy is this?

• reasoning by anecdote

• false dilemma

• conspiracy

• exaggeration

Which statement shows false certainty?

• "It’s possible but not yet proven."

• "The evidence is strong but not complete."

• "We need more tests before deciding."

• "I’m 100% sure this is the only answer, no matter what."

Which of these uses reasoning by question?

• a) "How can you trust someone who hides things?"

• b) "If this method works, why did it fail for some people?"

• c) Both a and b

• d) "We should test this method with new data."

A student says: "If we allow one late homework, soon nobody will ever do homework again!" Which fallacy is this?

• False dilemma

• conspiracy

• exaggeration

• irrelevant quotation

A teacher says: "Either you love math, or you hate learning." Which fallacy is this?

• false dilemma

• personal attack

• reasoning by anecdote

• false certainty

A student says: "We should cancel science projects because a famous singer said school is boring." Which fallacy is that?

• personal attack

• exaggeration

• irrelevant quotation

• conspiracy

Someone says: "This medicine works—my cousin took it and felt better." Which fallacy is this?

• false certainty

• reasoning by anecdote

• exaggeration

• personal attack

A speaker says: "Only two kinds of people exist—those who agree with me and those who are wrong."

• personal attack

• conspiracy

• false dilemma

• exaggeration

An influencer claims: "This phone is the best in the world—everyone I know uses it."

• irrelevant quotation

• false certainty

• exaggeration

• reasoning by anecdote