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Academic Writing Skills 3 Unit 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When writing an essay, mistakes with the logical connections in an argument are known as _______

a)

irrelevance

b)

logical fallacies

c)

overgeneralization

d)

writing errors

2.

'The reason and/or the conclusion are too broad to be accurate'

a)

overgeneralization

b)

irrelevance

c)

fallacy of division

d)

false cause

3.

'the reason for the conclusion is not relevant.'

a)

irrelevance

b)

overgeneralization

c)

slippery slope

d)

false appeal

4.

'The characteristics of a small sample are inaccurately transferred to a whole group.'

a)

fallacy of division

b)

false cause

c)

false dichotomy

d)

straw man

5.

'The cause of something has not been proven or cannot be proven.'

a)

False dichotomy

b)

False cause

c)

Fallacy of division

d)

False appeal

6.

'Only two options are presented, "either X or Y." However, in reality more than two options exist.'

a)

Non-sequitur

b)

Circular reasoning

c)

Slippery slope

d)

False dichotomy

7.

'The opposing argument is represented inaccurately so it can be easily defeated.'

a)

Slippery slope

b)

Straw man

c)

False appeal

d)

False cause

8.

'The argument assumes that one thing occurring will inevitably lead to a number of other things occurring.'

a)

Straw man

b)

Non-sequitur

c)

Slippery slope

d)

Fallacy of division

9.

'An unrelated authority or reason is cited to support an argument.'

a)

False appeal

b)

False cause

c)

False dichotomy

d)

Circular reasoning

10.

'The conclusion is the same as the original argument.'

a)

Circular reasoning

b)

Slippery slope

c)

Straw man

d)

False cause

11.

'There is no connection or a very weak connection between the reason and the conclusion.'

a)

False cause

b)

Fallacy of division

c)

Non-sequitur

d)

False dichotomy

12.

'The previous financial recession was caused by rapid Inflation. Therefore, the current recession cannot be the result of low wages.' contains _______

a)

Non-sequitur

b)

Slippery slope

c)

Straw man

d)

False cause

13.

'She was elected because she was the most popular choice among voters.' contains _______

a)

False cause

b)

Circular reasoning

c)

False dichotomy

d)

Non-sequitur

14.

'Children should learn to play soccer at school because it is the most popular sport in the world.' contains _______

a)

Straw man

b)

False dichotomy

c)

False cause

d)

False appeal

15.

'If same sex marriage is permitted, then soon traditional families will cease to exist.' contains _______

a)

Slippery slope

b)

Straw man

c)

Circular reasoning

d)

Non-sequitur