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Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 57mins

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Date
1.
Why is this a logical fallacy: 
"Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that."
a)
It is showing Senator Jones is an authority on submarines.
b)
Submarines are popular.
c)
It changes the argument to something else. 
d)
It stereotypes submarines.
2.

McDonald's Hamburgers, over 99 billion served.

a)

Post Hoc

b)

False Analogy

c)

Red Herring

d)

Bandwagon

3.
Michael Jordan, battery ad.
a)
Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Post Hoc
c)
Red Herring
d)
False Authority
4.
Either you love bacon, or you're wrong.
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Post Hoc
c)
Bandwagon Appeals
d)
False Dilemma
5.
Kids: If you wouldn't eat your dog, why eat a turkey? Go vegan.
a)
Faulty Analogy
b)
False Dilemma
c)
Ad Hominem
d)
Circular Reasoning
6.
Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that as the face of our next president? 
a)
Cherry Picking
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc
d)
Ad Hominem
7.
Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
a)
Ad hominem
b)
Categorical Claim
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Stereotyping
8.
Joan is scratched by a cat while visiting her friend. Two days later she comes down with a fever. Joan concludes that the cat's scratch must be the cause of her illness.
a)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter hoc
b)
Appeal to False Authority
c)
Bandwagon appeal
d)
Faulty Analogy
9.
I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him. 
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Straw Man
c)
Bandwagon Appeal
d)
Appeal to False Authority
10.
You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.
a)
Non Sequitur 
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Circular Reasoning
d)
Card Stacking
11.
I saw Ashton Kutcher in a prescription drug commercial, therefore it has to be an effective drug. 
a)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Either/Or
d)
Appeal to False Authority
12.
An ad hominem attack
a)
is a very effective debate strategy
b)
goes after a person's argument.
c)
is always against a popular idea.
d)
is an attack on the person, not the argument 
13.
the phrase "Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King so it must be true."  represents which fallacy?
a)
The Straw Man Fallacy
b)
The Slippery Slope Fallacy
c)
The Bandwagon Fallacy
d)
The Argument from Authority Fallacy
14.
Your friend says, "You can't prove that space aliens don't exist, so they must be real". This is an example of which logical fallacy?
a)
Argument from Ignorance
b)
Strawman Fallacy
c)
Argument from Authority
d)
Ad Hominem
15.
 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of 
a)
Argument from Authority
b)
The Bandwagon Fallacy
c)
An Ad Hominem attack
d)
The Slippery Slope Fallacy
16.
"I can't trust that doctor's advice on how to raise my child. He has never been a mother.
This is an example of 
a)
An Argument From Authority
b)
An Ad Hominem Attack
c)
A Slippery Slope Argument
d)
The Two Wrongs Make a Right Fallacy
17.

Person 1: Bicycle infrastructure should be expanded because cycling is a sustainable mode of transportation.

Person 2: We should not build bike lanes because cyclists run red lights and endanger pedestrians.

a)

Band Wagon

b)

Either/Or

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

18.

People either like coffee or hate it.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Either/Or

c)

Red herring

d)

Band Wagon

19.
I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him. 
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Straw Man
c)
Bandwagon Appeal
d)
Appeal to False Authority
20.

Smoking cigarettes is just like ingesting arsenic into your system; both have been shown to be causally related to death. If you wouldn't want to take a spoonful of arsenic, I would think that you wouldn't want to continue smoking.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Faulty Analogy

c)

Straw Man

d)

Red herring

21.

You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.

a)

Non Sequitur

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Red herring

d)

Faulty analogy

22.

All men are mortal, and Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates likes dogs.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Non Sequitur

d)

Straw Man

23.

I saw Ashton Kutcher in a prescription drug commercial, therefore it has to be an effective drug.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Either/Or

d)

Appeal to False Authority

24.

Mike: It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse, why on earth would you have done that?

Ken: But what is morality exactly?

Mike: It’s a code of conduct shared by cultures.

Ken: But who creates this code?...

a)

ad hominem

b)

red herring

c)

band wagon

d)

faulty analogy

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

HASTY GENERALIZATION

c)

WRONG DIRECTION

28.

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

29.

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

a)

SLIPPERY SLOPE

b)

HASTY GENERALIZATION

c)

WRONG DIRECTION

30.

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

31.

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

32.

Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

33.

Supports a claim with the claim itself

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

34.

The use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

35.

Assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other

a)

False Causation

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

36.

A very broad claim based on very little evidence

a)

False Causation

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

37.

A misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

a)

False Causation

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

38.

You never even finished law school, so why should I trust you to watch my children?

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

39.

Officer, I was only driving as fast as everyone around me. I'm sure I wasn't speeding.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

40.

Quinoa is a delicious, plant-based source of protein because it tastes so darn good.

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

41.

Sure, we haven't given raises to our employees in more than ten years. However, we do pride ourselves on providing customer service in over seven different languages.

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

42.

No one in your family surfs? But I thought you said you lived in California before this.

a)

False Causation

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

43.

Mayor Blake wants to create more bicycle lanes in Lowell. Why is he forcing us to give up our cars and bike everywhere?

a)

False Causation

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

44.

An argument that assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove.

a)

hasty generalization

b)

circular reasoning

c)

straw man argument

d)

ad hominem

45.

An argument that appeals to popular opinion as the basis for its truth.

a)

hasty generalization

b)

circular reasoning

c)

guilt by association

d)

bandwagon fallacy

46.

An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.

a)

red herring

b)

ad hominem

c)

non sequitur

d)

bandwagon fallacy

47.

An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.

a)

appeal to nature

b)

ad hominem

c)

non sequitur

d)

bandwagon fallacy

48.

Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.

a)

straw man argument

b)

appeal to nature

c)

non sequitur

d)

guilt by association

49.

The conclusions that one thing caused another simply because one happened before the other.

a)

false dichotomy

b)

false causation

c)

circular reasoning

d)

guilt by association

50.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

51.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

52.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

53.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

54.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

55.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

56.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

57.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

58.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

59.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

60.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

61.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

62.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

63.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

64.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

65.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

66.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

67.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

68.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

69.

Select the fallacy being used.

a)

bandwagon

b)

either/or

c)

hasty generalization

d)

false analogy

70.
We need to stop allowing colleges to increase tuition every year. The next thing we know, it's going to cost more to attend college for one semester than it is to buy a new home!
a)
bandwagon
b)
slippery slope
c)
hasty generalization
d)
equivocation
71.
Money makes people arrogant.
a)
slippery slope
b)
bandwagon
c)
red herring
d)
false cause
72.
You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.
a)
hasty generalization
b)
bad analogy
c)
false cause
d)
loaded language
73.
If you break your diet and have one cookie tonight, you will just want to eat 10 cookies tomorrow, and before you know it, you will have gained back the 15 pounds you lost.
a)
hasty generalization
b)
slippery slope
c)
bad analogy
d)
loaded language
74.
Kevin's grandparents do not know how to use a computer. Kevin thinks that all older people must be computer illiterate.
a)
bandwagon
b)
hasty generalization
c)
red herring
d)
slippery slope
75.
When your mom gets your phone bill and you have gone over the limit, you begin talking to her about how hard your math class is and how well you did on a test today.
a)
slippery slope
b)
bandwagon
c)
red herring
d)
hasty generalization
76.
"That's why, under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance -- just as most states require you to carry auto insurance. Likewise, businesses will be required to either offer their workers health care, or chip in to help cover the cost of their workers." President Obama on Universal Health Coverage (some feel that health insurance and car insurance are different on many fundamental aspects, and this is a bad comparison)
a)
red herring
b)
bad analogy
c)
slippery slope
d)
hasty generalization
77.

I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.

a)

Appeal to False Authority

b)

Either/ Or

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Slippery Slope

78.

Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important.


Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Faulty Causality

d)

Straw Man

79.

My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Sentimental Appeal

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Ad Hominem

80.

Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Scare Tactic

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Sentimental Appeal

81.

If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

a)

Scare Tactic

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Faulty Causality

82.

I know the professor said the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.

a)

Scare Tactics

b)

Red Herring

c)

Bandwagon Argument

d)

Begging the Question

83.
An ad hominem attack
a)
is a very effective debate strategy
b)
goes after a person's argument.
c)
is always against a popular idea.
d)
is an attack on the person, not the argument 
84.
 Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of 
a)
Argument from Authority
b)
The Bandwagon Fallacy
c)
An Ad Hominem attack
d)
The Slippery Slope Fallacy
85.

"Good morning! Have you gotten over the grouchy mood you were in?"

a)

Loaded question

b)

Ad hominem

c)

False dilemma

d)

False analogy

86.

"The mind is like a knife, cutting through difficult problems. But just as too much cutting dulls a knife, so too much education dulls the mind."

a)

False dilemma

b)

False analogy

c)

Equivocation

d)

Circular reasoning

87.

"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

88.

A driver with a New York license plate cuts you off in traffic. You decide that all New York drivers are terrible drivers.

a)

hasty generalization

b)

either-or fallacy

c)

false cause and effect

d)

stereotyping

89.

What is a logical fallacy?

a)

An argument with a premise and a conclusion

b)

An argument that contains a non-statement

c)

An argument that contains mistake in reasoning

d)

Sorry sir, please slap me