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Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Occurs when an argument which is supposed to prove something concludes something else instead

a)

INCONSISTENCY

b)

AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT

c)

IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION

2.

2. Occurs when an arguments contradict one another

a)

INCONSISTENCY

b)

AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT

c)

IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION

3.

3. Any argument of the form: If A is true then B is true; If A is not true then B is not true.

a)

INCONSISTENCY

b)

AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT

c)

IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION

4.

4. Any argument of the form: If A is true then B is true; if A is not true then B is not true

a)

AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT

b)

DENYING ANTECEDENT

c)

IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION

5.

5. Occurs when the element of pity is used instead of logical reasoning is used to argue

a)

APPEAL TO PITY

b)

APPEAL TO FORCE

c)

APPEAL TO CONSEQUENCES

6.

6. Occurs when an argument is considered to be valid because it is what the majority thinks

a)

BANDWAGON

b)

APPEAL TO FORCE

c)

ATTACKING THE PERSON

7.

7. Occurs when someone tries to refute an argument by attacking the character of a person instead of attacking the ideas of the argument

a)

BANDWAGON

b)

APPEAL TO FORCE

c)

ATTACKING THE PERSON

8.

8. Occurs when two or more points are rolled into one and the reader is expected to accept or reject both at the same time, when one point may be satisfactory while the other is not

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

APPEAL TO FORCE

c)

COMPLEX QUESTION

9.

9. Occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

HASTY GENERALIZATION

c)

WRONG DIRECTION

10.

10. Occurs when a sample is not significant enough to support a generalization about population

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

HASTY GENERALIZATION

c)

WRONG DIRECTION

11.

11. Occurs when a series of increasingly superficial and unacceptable consequences is drawn

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

HASTY GENERALIZATION

c)

WRONG DIRECTION

12.

12. Occurs when the position of the opposition is twisted so that it is easier to refute

a)

STRAW MAN

b)

APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

c)

ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

13.

13. Occurs when the argument quotes an expert who's not qualified in the particular subject matter

a)

STRAW MAN

b)

APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

c)

ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

14.

14. The authority in question is mentioned or named

a)

STRAW MAN

b)

APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

c)

ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

15.

15. Occurs when something is instantly concluded to be true just because it is proven to be false, and vice versa

a)

FALSE DILEMMA

b)

POST HOC

c)

APPEAL TO IGNORANCE