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Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)

Slippery Slope

b)

Ad Hominim

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Hasty Generalization

2.

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)

Bandwagon

b)

False Analogy

c)

Red Herring

d)

Slippery Slope

3.

My cousin Bob works as a mechanic at Oil Changers and he says that renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, aren’t going to provide any help in fixing our nation’s energy crisis.

a)

False Authority

b)

Straw Man

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Dogmatism

4.

There is definitely a link between autism and the vaccines given to toddlers. I know this because a Wikipedia entry mentioned numerous studies that found this to be true.

a)

False Authority

b)

Ad Hominim

c)

Red Herring

d)

False Analogy

5.

We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

False Authority

c)

Ad Hominim

d)

Slippery Slope

6.

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)

Strawman

b)

Dogmatism

c)

Red Herring

d)

Bandwagon

7.

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)

Ad Hominem

b)

Straw Man

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Red Herring

8.

Charlie: Fast food is filled with salt, fat, and added sugars. We need better regulation of the industry. Bob: That may be, but you’re such a hypocrite! I saw you devour a Triple-Baconator, super-sized fries, and 64 ounces of soda yesterday.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

False Authority

c)

False Analogy

d)

Dogmatism

9.

My grandmother ate 10 cloves of raw garlic every day. Not surprisingly, she lived to be 102

a)

False Analogy

b)

Dogmatism

c)

Red Herring

d)

Bandwagon

10.

The economy continues to grow as the number of “likes” on my Instagram account continue to increase. Clearly, the two are linked.

a)

False Analogy

b)

Dogmatism

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Hasty Generalization

11.

Over 50 million kids nationwide choose Mega-Bat for their baseball needs.

a)

False Authority

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Straw Man

d)

Red Herring

12.

Candidate B has some good experience, but her shoes are too high and look extremely uncomfortable.

a)

False Authority

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Red Herring

13.

Mother: It’s bedtime Jane

Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies?

Mother: Don’t know dear, close your eyes now.

Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when they’re hungry?

a)

straw man

b)

ad hominem

c)

red herring

d)

hasty generalization

14.
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)
slippery slope
b)

Bandwagon

c)

False Authority

d)

Red Herring

15.

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

16.

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

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Dogmatism

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

17.

I like ice cream better than cake, so everyone should eat cake! Now! Do it!

a)

Dogmatism

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Red Herring

18.

President Smith said that the only way to solve the housing crisis is with the policy that he and his cabinet created.

a)

Dogmatism

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

False Analogy