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WorksheetsLogical Fallacies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which of the following is the definition for deductive reasoning?
Reasoning that is air tight.
Reasoning where all premises are true.
Reasoning where there is no doubt.
All statements are true.
What is a fallacy?
When someone cheats on someone else.
When someone bases an argument off of faulty reasoning.
When someone wins an argument because they had good reasons.
When someone loses an argument because they had bad reasons.
Which of the following is the best definition for ad hominem?
Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false.
When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.
When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true.
A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B.
Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen.
Which of the following is the best definition for tu quoque?
Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false.
When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.
When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true.
A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B.
Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen.
Which of the following is the best definition for ad baculum?
Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false.
When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.
When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true.
A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B.
Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen.
Which of the following is the best definition for post hoc?
Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false.
When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.
When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true.
A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B.
Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen.
Which of the following is the best definition for slippery slope?
Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false.
When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.
When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true.
A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B.
Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen.
Who was Aristotle?
The father of modern rhetoric.
A famous painter.
The author of _The Crucible_.
The minister in _The Crucible_.
