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Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Straw Man

d)

Appeal to Authority

2.

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Circular Reasoning

c)

Cherry-picking the evidence

d)

Ad Hominem

3.
I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.
a)
Ad Hominem
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Affirming the Consequent
d)
Appeal to Irrelevant Authority
4.
If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Circular Reasoning
c)
False Dilemma
d)
Affirming the Consequent
5.
After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.
a)
ad hominem
b)
red herring
c)
straw man
d)
sentimental appeal
6.
After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.
a)
ad hominem
b)
red herring
c)
straw man
d)
sentimental appeal
7.

Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.

a)

false analogy

b)

hasty generalization

c)

red herring

d)

False dichotomy

8.
"Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
a)
converse accident
b)
ad populum
c)
ad baculum
9.

Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.

a)

Post Hoc

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Red Herring

d)

Begging the Question

10.

Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty?

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Post Hoc

c)

Straw Man

d)

Hasty Generalization

11.

Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

a)

False Dichotomy

b)

Slipper Slope

c)

Weak Analogy

d)

Post Hoc

12.

Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat.

a)

Hasty generalization

b)

Appeal to emotion

c)

Post hoc

d)

Ad populum

13.

Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam.

a)

False analogy, faulty comparison

b)

Straw man

c)

Red herring

d)

Begging the question

14.

40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!

a)

Bandwagon

b)

False dichotomy

c)

Post hoc

d)

Straw man

15.

If you buy the Disney annual pass you will save money when visiting the happiest place on Earth!

a)

Ad populum

b)

Straw man

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Cherry-picking the evidence

16.

Are you actually going to do your own work this time?

(a)  

17.

Lola thinks the best way to improve conversions is to redesign the entire company website, but John is firmly against making any changes to the website. Therefore, the best approach is to redesign some portions of the website.

a)

The Slothful Induction Fallacy

b)

The Correlation/Causation Fallacy

c)

The Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy

d)

The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

e)

The Middle Ground Fallacy

18.

Lola: I don't think John would be a good fit to manage this project, because he doesn't have a lot of experience with project management.

John: But you don't have a lot of experience in project management either!

a)

The Burden of Proof Fallacy

b)

The Personal Incredulity Fallacy

c)

The "No True Scotsman" Fallacy

d)

The Ad Hominem Fallacy

e)

The Tu Quoque Fallacy

19.

Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam.

a)

False analogy, faulty comparison

b)

Straw man

c)

Red herring

d)

Begging the question