WorksheetsRetake: Logical Fallacies Wizer
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
Either we go to war, or we appear weak.
Strawman
False Dilemma
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Which fallacy is pictured?
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Texas Sharpshooter
Teacher: If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of:
Texas Sharpshooter
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
A girl tells her boyfriend she’d prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.
False Dilemma
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Lisa sold her first startup to an influential tech company, so she must be a successful entrepreneur. (She ignores the fact that four of her startups have failed since then.)
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Texas Sharpshooter
An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an:
Texas Sharpshooter
False Dilemma
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
A seemingly unimportant event is suggested to lead to a more significant event, which leads to an even more significant event, and so on...
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
False Dilemma
Ad Hominem
Only two choices are presented as the only possibilities when, in fact, there are other alternatives.
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Texas Sharpshooter
False Dilemma
A logical fallacy is
A flaw in logic
Seems true on the surface, but if you look closer doesn't make sense
A bad way to make an argument
All answers are correct
When someone attacks a distorted version of the original argument that they have themselves created is called a/an
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
False Dilemma
none of the above
A fallacy where you only discuss evidence that supports your claim, and strategically leave out the evidence that goes against your claim.
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
False Dilemma
Texas sharpshooter
Only a selfish, non-caring person would believe that this is ok.
Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Texas Sharpshooter
Slippery Slope
“Your coach’s policy is that no one can be a starter on game day if they miss practice. So, if you miss basketball practice today, you won’t be a starter in Friday’s game. Then you won’t be the first freshman to start on the Varsity basketball team at our school.”
False Dilemma
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
