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Argument Fallacies

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees in stores worldwide. They should be hiring veterans and military spouses instead!

a)

Slippert Slope

b)

False Dilemma

c)

False Cause

d)

Non Sequitur

2.

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)

Ad Hominem

b)

False Analogy

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Hasty Generalization

3.

Being a movie star gave me the knowledge to develop this new diet. It is much safer and more effective than conventional diets.

a)

False Authority

b)

Non Sequitur

c)

Begging the Question

d)

Slippery Slope

4.

People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns. I know because I met a person from New York City last year (I live in Snowflake, AZ).

a)

False Dilemma

b)

False Cause

c)

Oversimplification

d)

Hasty Generalization

5.

Our garage sale made lots of money before Joan showed up. Obviously, she scared off all of the customers.

a)

Fause Cause

b)

Appeal to Tradition

c)

Band Wagon

d)

False Analogy

6.

Cars cause many more deaths than firearms do, so if we are going to ban firearms, we should also ban cars.

a)

False Cause

b)

Begging the Question

c)

False Analogy

d)

Slippery Slope

7.

I read about another pitbull attack. My neighbor owns a pitbull. Therefore, my life is in danger.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Non Sequitur

c)

False Dilemma

d)

Bandwagon

8.

This is an example of which fallacy?

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Appeal to Tradition

d)

Bandwagon

9.

This an example of what type of fallacy?

a)

Appeal to Tradition

b)

False Authority

c)

False Cause

d)

Begging the Question

10.

We know the earth is round because people have known for hundreds of years that it is that shape. This is an example of what fallacy?

a)

False Cause

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Begging the Question

d)

Oversimplification

11.

Smoking has been proven to cause lung cancer. If everyone stopped smoking we would eliminate lung cancer.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Non Sequitur

d)

Oversimplification

12.

This is an example of what fallacy?

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

False Authority

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Begging the Question