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Ad Hominem fallacies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A political candidate's speech about the dangers of drug use is attacked because there is record of him using drugs while in college.

a)

Abusive Ad Hominem

b)

Tu Quoque

c)

Guilt By Association

d)

Poisoning the well.

2.

Christa is thinking about becoming a vegetarian. Then she learns that many mass murderers were also vegetarians. So, she keeps eating meat.

a)

Genetic Fallacy

b)

Abusive Ad Hominem

c)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

d)

Guilt by association

3.

Boss, you heard my side of the story why I think Bill should be fired and not me. Now, I am sure Bill is going to come to you with some pathetic attempt to weasel out of this lie that he has created.

a)

Abusive Ad Hominem

b)

Posoning The Well

c)

Tu quoque

d)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

4.

Taylor tells the teacher that the most recent quiz should not be counted in the grade. Heather says that Taylor only feels that way because he didn't do well on the quiz.

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Abusive Ad Hominem

c)

Genetic Fallacy

d)

Guilt By Association

5.

By getting married, you perpetrate the tradition of women being subjugated by men. You're sexist!

a)

Guilt By Association

b)

Poisoning The Well

c)

Tu quoque

d)

Genetic Fallacy

6.

Donald Trump about Hillary Clinton:


"Now you tell me she looks presidential, folks. I look presidential".

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Abusive Ad Hominem

d)

Tu Quoque

7.

Jimmy Swaggart (televangelist) argued against sexual immorality; however, he had several affairs with prostitutes.

a)

Genetic fallacy

b)

Tu quoque

c)

Abusive ad hominem

d)

Posioning the well

8.

I hope I presented my argument clearly. Now, my opponent will attempt to refute my argument by his own fallacious, incoherent, illogical version of history.

a)

Tu quoque

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Abusive Ad Hominem

d)

Poisoning The Well

9.

You saw that on the cover of a tabloid, and we all know that everything in tabloid magazines is false.

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Tu quoque

d)

Poisoning the well

10.

Katie argues that fourth grade is the perfect time for a student to get his or her own tablet. Her mom smiles and says that she only thinks that because she is in the fourth grade.

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Guilt By Association

c)

Poisoning The Well

d)

Abusive Ad Hominem

11.

A political candidate's speech about the dangers of drug use is attacked because there is record of him using drugs while in college.

a)

Genetic Fallacy

b)

Tu quoque

c)

Poisoning The Well

d)

Guilt By Association

12.

Paul is a Democrat, and he supports private healthcare for parents. Paul learns that the Republican party is a champion of private healthcare. So, he reverses his position.

a)

Genetic fallacy

b)

Poisoning the well

c)

Abusive ad hominem

d)

Guilt by association

13.

"Oh, you are going to go see professor Bradbury? Be careful, he gives me the creeps..."

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Abusive Ad Hominem

c)

Poisoning the well

d)

Tu quoque

14.

You shouldn’t buy a Volkswagen, it must be a terrible car since it was created by the Nazis

a)

Genetic fallacy

b)

Guilt by association

c)

Abusive ad hominem

d)

Circumstancial ad hominem

15.

Kate: “ Smoking is unhealthy for you, you really should quit.”

Maria: “You have been smoking for 10 years yourself, so there goes your argument.”

a)

Poisoning the well

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

d)

Tu quoque

16.

“We can safely ignore Mitt Romney’s arguments that tax cuts for the very wealthy would help the economy. As a member of the 1%, he is only looking out for the interests of himself and his rich friends.”

a)

Poisoning the well

b)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

c)

Genetic Fallacy

d)

Abusive Ad Hominem

17.

Mike: "There are so many Earth-like planets out there that I think there must be life on some of them.


Jenny: "What could you possibly know about this? You are a moron who spends his nights watching Netflix".

a)

Genetic Fallacy

b)

Circumstancial ad hominem

c)

Abusive ad hominem

d)

Tu quoque

18.

"Before turning the floor over to my opponent, I ask you to remember that those who oppose my plans do not have the best wishes of the university at heart."

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Abusive Ad Hominem

d)

Poisoning The Well

19.

If a person has family members who are racist, then others may assume he is racist as well, because he is a part of that family.

a)

Abusive ad hominem

b)

Tu quoque

c)

Guilt by association

d)

Genetic fallacy

20.

Christianity isn’t true. You just believe in Christianity because you were brought up in a Christian home. If you were brought up in the Islam religion, you would be a Muslim now.

a)

Circumstancial Ad Hominem

b)

Tu quoque

c)

Abusive Ad Homien

d)

Genetic Fallacy