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Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From an 18th century Arabian proverb about a camel:   “If you allow a camel to put their nose into your tent, then it is inevitable that their body will soon follow.”

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

slippery slope

c)

Strawman

d)

Appeal to Emotion

2.

“If you don’t stop eating eggs, you will have a heart attack and die.”

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Appeal to Authority

c)

Black or white

d)

Appeal to emotion

3.

“The rest of the nation shops at Bob’s Market.  You should, too!”

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Appeal to authority

c)

Cherry picking

d)

Strawman

4.

“You shouldn’t listen to a thing she says because she’s so ignorant!  She’s never had an original thought, ever!”

a)

Appeal to emotion

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Anecdotal

5.

“Nine out of ten dentists agree that you should use Bob’s Toothpaste!”

a)

False cause

b)

Strawman

c)

Appeal to emotion

d)

Appeal to authority

6.

“Though your report is 428 pages long, I draw your attention to this single statement on page 247 which seems to refute your entire claim.”

a)

Cherry picking

b)

Appeal to emotion

c)

Black or white

d)

False cause

7.

“It is ridiculous to suggest we should give out study guides to students.  We shouldn’t just give out easy A’s to everyone!”

a)

Cherry picking

b)

Strawman

c)

Appeal to emotion

d)

Slippery slope

8.

“Every evening, I have two cookies for dessert after dinner.  One evening, I had a slice of cake instead, and that night there was a major earthquake in my city.  I’ve only eaten cookies for dessert ever since.”

a)

Strawman

b)

Black or white

c)

Bandwagon

d)

False cause

9.

“Today, Bob said something that was critical of capitalism, so therefore he must be a communist.” 

a)

Strawman

b)

Cherry picking

c)

Black or white

d)

Appeal to emotion

10.

“You shouldn’t travel by plane because my Uncle James once flew in a plane and was in a plane crash.”

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Appeal to emotion

c)

Strawman

d)

False cause