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Persuasion and Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.
a)
ad hominem
b)
either-or fallacy
c)
hasty generalization
d)
slippery slope
2.

It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating.

a)

slippery slope

b)

red herring

c)

circular reasoning

d)

hasty generalization

3.

The news is fake because so much of the news is fake.

a)

ad hominem

b)

moral equivalence

c)

non sequitur

d)

circular reasoning

4.
An opinion is 
a)
something that can be proven.
b)
always based on facts
c)
a view or judgement about something
5.

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

a)

Ciruclar reasoning

b)

Ad hominem

c)

Hasty generalization

d)

False dilemma

6.

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

7.

14. The authority in question is mentioned or named

a)

STRAW MAN

b)

APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

c)

ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

8.

Ethos is an appeal to ______.

a)

ethics

b)

emotions

c)

extravagance

d)

experience

9.

Pathos is an appeal to _____.

a)

emotion

b)

evidence

c)

effervescence

d)

equality

10.

Logos is an appeal to ____.

a)

logic

b)

love

c)

life

d)

listening

11.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

12.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

13.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

14.
Why is this a logical fallacy?
a)
It only gives you two choices.
b)
It attacks Taylor Swift.
c)
It stereotypes singers.
d)
It says Taylor Swift is an expert on soda when she's a singer.
15.
You ask your mother if you can go to the mall with your friends. She says "no". You ask why? She says, "because I'm the mom and I say so". This is an example of which logical fallacy? 
a)
The Strawman Fallacy
b)
The Argument from Authority Fallacy
c)
The Argument from Ignorance Fallacy
d)
the Two Wrongs Make a Right Fallacy
16.

I ate some Doritos before the race, and then I won the race. Doritos help me run fast

a)

Strawman

b)

False Causality

c)

Over Generalization

d)

Self Contradiction

17.

I don't believe in any gods, only the Christian one.

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

False Alternative

c)

Self Contradiction

d)

Argument from Ignorance

18.

The only thing that is certain is uncertainty.

a)

Over-Simplification

b)

Over-Generalization

c)

Self Contradiction

d)

False Causality

19.

Jenkins told me that he’d give me full credit for turning in my late work, but he still marked me down. You can’t trust teachers

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Over Generalization

c)

Self Contradiction

d)

False Causality

20.

I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Over-Generalization

c)

Appeal to Pity

d)

Ethos

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