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Logical Fallacies Part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"A black cat crossed my path at noon. An hour later, my mother had a heart-attack. Because the first event occurred earlier, it must have caused the bad luck later."

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Post Hoc

c)

Accident

2.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"Susan failed Biology 101. Herman failed Biology 101. Egbert failed Biology 101. I therefore conclude that most students who take Biology 101 will fail it."

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Post Hoc

c)

Accident

3.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"Birds can fly. Therefore, penguins must be able to fly, too."

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Post Hoc

c)

Accident

4.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"Nobody goes there anymore.  It's too crowded."

a)

affirming consequent

b)

denying antecedent

c)

inconsistency

5.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"If I have the flu then I'll have a fever. I have a fever. Therefore, I have the flu."

a)

affirming consequent

b)

denying antecedent

c)

inconsistency

6.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"If I'm cleaning the kitchen, then I'm not reading my book. I'm not cleaning the kitchen. Thus, I am reading my book."

a)

affirming consequent

b)

denying antecedent

c)

inconsistency

7.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her."

a)

Straw man

b)

complex conclusion

c)

wrong direction

8.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"We lost the game because Wilson missed the last shot."

a)

Straw man

b)

complex cause

c)

wrong direction

9.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"The house across the street is for sale. The owners must have lost all their money gambling. "

a)

irrelevant conclusion

b)

complex cause

c)

false analogy

10.

Which logical fallacy is presented?

"Joan and Mary both drive pickup trucks. Since Joan is a teacher, Mary must also be a teacher."

a)

irrelevant conclusion

b)

complex cause

c)

false analogy