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WorksheetsLogical Fallacies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an inference drawn from insufficient evidence
a)
faulty causality
b)
hasty generalization
c)
straw man
d)
either/or
2.
incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
a)
hasty generalization
b)
slippery slope
c)
faulty causality
d)
bandwagon
3.
unfair oversimplification by only presenting two options
a)
either/or
b)
appeal to false authority
c)
scare tactics
d)
faulty causation
4.
misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it is easier to knock down
a)
tu quoque
b)
ad hominem
c)
slippery slope
d)
straw man
5.
playing on audience's emotions by distracting them from the facts
a)
pathos
b)
scare tactics
c)
sentimental appeal
d)
straw man
6.
using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers
a)
scare tactics
b)
ad hominem
c)
hasty generalization
d)
pathos
7.
arguments urging you to follow the same path everyone else is taking
a)
the fallacy fallacy
b)
bandwagon
c)
tu quoque
d)
slippery slope
8.
presenting an unqualified person or institution as a credible source of information
a)
appeal to false authority
b)
burden of proof
c)
ad hominem
d)
tu quoque
9.
when you attack a person's character rather than the quality of their ideas
a)
straw man
b)
ad hominem
c)
hasty generalization
d)
either/or
10.
Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action, designed to show that a misstep today could result in a future disaster
a)
hasty generalization
b)
faulty causality
c)
slippery slope
d)
begging the question
11.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
12.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
13.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
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