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FAULTY RHETORICS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which logical fault is this:

Noah’s ark has been found by the Russian government a long time ago, but because of their hate for religion, they have been covering it up ever since.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

2.

Which logical fault is this:

My client killed Joe Smith, but the cause for his violent behavior was a life of eating Twinkies and other junk food which impaired his judgment.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

3.

Which logical fault is this:

People everywhere recognize the need to help the starving children of the world.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

4.

Which logical fault is this:

You are either with God or against him.

a)

false dilemma

b)

irrelevant quotation

c)

reasoning by anecdote

d)

reasoning by question

5.

Which logical fault is this:

David: Can you believe that the president said, "fat people are losers"?

Sam: Where did you hear this?

David: I read it in a headline on BrightBert News.

Sam: He actually said, "People who say, 'fat people are losers' are not only cruel, but they are also wrong as well as being irrational."

a)

false dilemma

b)

irrelevant quotation

c)

reasoning by anecdote

d)

reasoning by question

6.

Which logical fault is this:

Smoking isn’t harmful. My grandfather smoked a pack a day and lived until 97

a)

false dilemma

b)

irrelevant quotation

c)

reasoning by anecdote

d)

reasing by question

7.

Which logical fault is this:

Jane is an intelligent, insightful, well-educated and personable individual, which begs the question: why does she stay at that dead-end job?

a)

false dilemma

b)

irrelevant quotation

c)

reasoning by anecdote

d)

reasoning by question

8.

Which logical fault is this:

Everyone knows that, without our culture's religion, we all would be like lost sheep.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

9.

Which logical fault is this:

Tony wants us to believe that the origin of life was an “accident”. Tony is a godless SOB who has spent more time in jail than in church, so the only information we should consider from him is the best way to make license plates.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

10.

Which logical fault is this:

The rescue workers, doctors and various assistants are all heroes because, with the help of God, they managed to save all of the people involved in that accident.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

11.

Which logical fault is this:

My opponent suggests that lowering taxes will be a good idea -- this is coming from a woman who eats a pint of Ben and Jerry’s each night!

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

12.

Which logical fault is this:

Geologists and scientists all over the world are discovering strong evidence for a 6000-year-old earth, yet because of the threat of ruining their reputation, they are suppressing the evidence and keeping quiet.

a)

Ad hominem

b)

Conspiracy theory

c)

Exaggration

d)

False certainty

13.

the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices

a)

False certainty

b)

false dilemma (either/or)

c)

reasoning by question

d)

Conspiracy theory

14.

“If you are not with us, you are against us”

a)

Conspiracy theory

b)

false dilemma (either/or)

c)

Ad hominem

d)

False certainty

15.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The art of war

b)

The art of disagreement

c)

The art of persuasion

d)

The art of logic