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Fallacies, pt. 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The writer or speaker intentionally misleads the audience by using a word with a double or ambiguous meaning.

a)

Equivocation

b)

false dilemma (either/or fallacy)

c)

faulty analogy

d)

red herring

2.

You think I am unfaithful because I kissed another woman? You are the one who is unfaithful, because you are giving up faith in our relationship.

a)

Equivocation

b)

Doubtful Authority

c)

Either/Or

d)

False Analogy

3.

A fallacy of language that occurs when a word is used in two different senses so the meaning of the word is shifted and confused

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Fallacy of Composition

c)

Equivocation

d)

Fallacy of Incompatibility

4.

I love Ferrari. They make the best supercars. When I was in Italy, I drove a Ferrari across a field. (It was a tractor...)

a)

Equivocation

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Non Sequitur

d)

Bandwagon

5.

"Thanks for giving us a hand in Iraq."

a)

Non Sequitur

b)

Red Herring

c)

Causal Fallacy

d)

Equivocation

6.

Mother: It’s bedtime Jane

Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies?

Mother: Don’t know dear, close your eyes now.

Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when they’re hungry?

a)

straw man

b)

non sequitur

c)

red herring

d)

hasty generalization

7.

In order to really look at the problem of global warming, we must first consider how the homeless suffer when it is cold.

a)

hasty generalization

b)

non sequitur

c)

straw man

d)

red herring

8.

There is a lot of commotion regarding saving the environment. We cannot make this world an Eden. What will happen if it does become Eden? Adam and Eve got bored there!

a)

red herring

b)

moral equivalence

c)

non sequitur

d)

straw man

9.

This fallacy consists in diverting attention from the real issue by focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first.

a)

Causal Fallacy

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

Red Herring

d)

Equivocation

10.

Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.

a)

false analogy

b)

hasty generalization

c)

red herring

d)

False dichotomy

11.
After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.
a)
ad hominem
b)
red herring
c)
straw man
d)
sentimental appeal
12.
Consider the following exchange:
Lindsey: I think capital punishment is a necessary component of our justice system and should remain legal.
Kayla: So you are saying that murder should be legal and it is okay for us to go around killing people just because we think they deserve it? That isn't right.
Of what fallacy is Kayla guilty?
a)
Ad Hominem
b)
Strawman
c)
Slippery Slope
d)
Appeal to Emotion
13.

This fallacy occurs when, in attempting to refute another person's argument, you address only a weak or distorted version of it. It is the misrepresentation of an opponent's position or a competitor's product to tout one's own argument or product as superior.

a)

Straw Man

b)

Causal Fallacy

c)

Non Sequitur

d)

Circular Reasoning

14.
a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea
a)
straw man
b)
ad populum
c)
post hoc
d)
slippery slope
15.
a)

Bandwagon

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Equivocation

d)

Straw Man

16.

The sun rises every time the rooster crows. Roosters make the sunrise.

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Causal Fallacy

c)

Equivocation

d)

Red Herring

17.
a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Causal Fallacy

c)

Circular Reasoning

d)

Red Herring

18.

Our garage sale made a lot of money until Joan showed up.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Causal Fallacy

c)

Red Herring

d)

Slippery Slope

19.

Last week I ate a loaf of bread. A few days later, I got the flu. I'm never eating bread again.

a)

Red Herring

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

Equivocation

d)

Causal Fallacy

20.

Tigers and Lions are ruthless killers. That's why I don't have a housecat.

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Causal Fallacy

c)

Red Herring

d)

Ad Hominem

21.

The SF Giants are the best baseball team in the league because they are better than everyone else.

a)

Red Herring

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

Straw Man

d)

Equivocation

22.

There aren't enough parking spaces on campus because there are too many cars.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Red Herring

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Straw Man

23.
a)

Red Herring

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

False Dilemma

d)

Appeal to Authority

24.

I would never vote for a third party because they can't win. They could only win when people start voting for a third-party candidate.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Appeal to Authority

d)

Slippery Slope

25.

Sally never tells lies. We know this because she told us so, and she doesn't lie, so it must be true.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Authority

c)

Circular Reasoning

d)

Tu Quoque