WorksheetsCritical Thinking Fallacies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Using the opinion or position of an authority figure or institution in place of an actual argument is:
a)
No True Scotsman
b)
Appeal to Emotion
c)
Appeal to Authority
2.
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack is:
a)
Strawman
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Anecdoctal
3.
Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation is:
a)
Genetic
b)
Bandwagon
c)
False Cause
4.
Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument is:
a)
Composition/Division
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Ad Hominem
5.
Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove is:
a)
Burden of Proof
b)
The Gambler's Fallacy
c)
Genetic
6.
Believing that 'runs' occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette spins is:
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Ambiguity
c)
Gambler's Fallacy
7.
Arguing that if one event is allowed to happen, other negative consequences will surely follow as a result is:
a)
The Fallacy Fallacy
b)
Middle Ground
c)
Slippery Slope
8.
Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other is:
a)
Burden of Proof
b)
False Cause
c)
Appeal to Authority
9.
Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it's therefore not true is:
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Anecdotal
c)
Personal Incredulity
10.
Using personal experience or isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics is:
a)
Anecdotal
b)
Genetic
c)
Strawman
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