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Informal Fallacies Final Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"You’ve got to learn the new TikTok dance everyone’s doing. If you don’t, you’ll be left out!"

a)

Equivocation

b)

Ad Hominem Abusive

c)

Ad hominem Circumstantial

d)

Bandwagon

e)

Appeal to Force

2.

“Why should I listen to you about fitness tips? You’re the one who can’t even run a mile without wheezing.”

a)

Ad Hominem Abusive

b)

Appeal to Force

c)

Ad Hominem Circumstantial

d)

Bandwagon

e)

Equivocation

3.

Person A: "The sign says that parking fines will be enforced here."
Person B: "Great! That means if I park here, my car will be fine."

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Equivocation

c)

Ad hominem Circumstantial

d)

Amphibole

e)

Appeal to force

4.

"Let’s eat grandma!"

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Amphibole

c)

Ad hominem abusive

d)

Appeal to force

e)

Equivocation

5.

Person A: "I just don't think this 5 year growth plan is what's best for the company." Person B: "Well, as your supervisor, I would suggest you rethink your position before the upcoming board meeting, or you may not be at this company for much longer."

a)

Ad hominem abusive

b)

Ad hominem circumstantial

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Appeal to force

e)

Equivocation

6.

Student: "Mr. Quin, I am thinking about doing my paper on why God doesn't exist. I have several reasons for thinking that to be the case." Mr. Quin: "Well, as a Christian, I believe you are wrong, and I will just say, if you argue for that in your presentation, I will fail you in this class."

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Ad hominem abusive

c)

Amphibole

d)

Appeal to force

e)

Ad hominem circumstantial

7.

"If Croesus went to war against Cyrus, he would destroy a great empire."

a)

Amphibole

b)

Ad Hominem Abusive

c)

Ad Hominem Circumstantial

d)

Appeal to Force

e)

Bandwagon

8.

Identify the logical fallacy in the argument: "We should not listen to Jane's opinion on environmental policies because she drives a large SUV."

a)

Appeal to force

b)

Ad Hominem Circumstantial

c)

Ad hominem abusive

d)

Equivocation

e)

Amphibole

9.

Which type of fallacy is in the following argument: "The mayor's proposal for a new park must be bad because the mayor has been divorced three times."

a)

Ad Hominem Abusive

b)

Ad hominem circumstantial

c)

Appeal to force

d)

Bandwagon

e)

Equivocation

10.

"I don't take your arguments for the Bible seriously. You are a Christian pastor and so I would expect you to say what you are saying."

a)

Appeal to Force

b)

Ad hominem circumstantial

c)

Ad hominem abusive

d)

Equivocation

e)

Amphibole

11.

You think that I am wrong huh? Well, tell me then how the transverse of the tangential vector is supposed to bisect the inverse proportion of the derivative. You can’t? Then why should I listen to you?

a)

Prestige Jargon

b)

Equivocation

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Straw Man

e)

Amphibole

12.

There is no scientific proof for creation, therefore evolution must be true.

a)

Argument from ignorance

b)

Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

c)

Appeal to Emotion

d)

Begging the Question

e)

Bandwagon

13.

Doesn’t that new purse just feel right hanging on your arm? It must be the one you should buy.

a)

Appeal to Emotion

b)

The Girl Math Fallacy

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Appeal to Force

e)

Straw Man

14.

Write in the name of the informal fallacy that is present: Bob: Do you really think you can trust your parents? How do you know? Bill: Sure I can trust my parents. I asked them if I could trust them and they said I could. Their word is good enough for me.

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Straw Man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Equivocation

e)

Appeal to Emotion

15.

Write in the name of the informal fallacy that is present: Obamacare means that the government is going to take over hospitals. They will decide who lives and dies! Do you really want the government in charge of that? Then we must get rid of Obamacare!

a)

Appeal to Force

b)

Ad Hominem Circumstantial

c)

Straw Man

d)

Prestige Jargon

e)

Argument from Ignorance

16.

What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "I think scientists are wrong. There is no such thing as global warming. I just finished talking to my pastor and he thought the idea was ridiculous."?

a)

Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

b)

Straw Man

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Red Herring

e)

Appeal to Age

17.

Identify the fallacy in the statement: "Southerners talk fast. I was just on the phone with one and he sure talked fast."

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Red Herring

c)

Begging the Question

d)

Genetic Fallacy

e)

Appeal to Ignorance

18.

What is the logical fallacy in the question: "Does the pain medication you use now start to work in less than one second?"

a)

Appeal to Ignorance

b)

Complex Question

c)

Red Herring

d)

Slippery Slope

e)

Appeal to Emotion

19.

What is the logical fallacy in the father's response: "Son: Why can’t I go see the Day of the Spatulas movie with my friends? Father: Because January 1st falls on a Wednesday this year."

a)

Red Herring

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

d)

Hasty Generalization

e)

Genetic Fallacy

20.

Identify the fallacy in Alice's reasoning: "I feel like astrology brings us closer to the truth about our future, don’t you? Jim: No. I think it is stupid. Alice: But I know it is true because I am an Aries, and people born under the sign of Aries are very good at discovering truth."

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Genetic Fallacy

c)

Appeal to Age

d)

Hasty Generalization

e)

Prestige Jargon

21.

What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "You disagree with the idea of women in the military just because of your Baptist upbringing."

a)

Ad Hominem Abusive

b)

False Dilemma

c)

Red Herring

d)

Appeal to Emotion

e)

Genetic Fallacy

22.

What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "My mom teaches people well. Whenever she explains something to me, I understand it perfectly."

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

c)

Begging the Question

d)

Bandwagon

e)

Genetic Fallacy

23.

Identify the fallacy in Bill's response: "Bob: I am opposed to capital punishment. Bill: Bob you make me sick. Why would you ever oppose criminals being punished for their crimes? Don’t you ever think about the victims?"

a)

Straw Man

b)

Ad Hominem Abusive

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Appeal to Emotion

e)

Complex Question

24.

What is the logical flaw in Mr. Rose's response: "Student: Mr. Rose can I go to the restroom? Mr. Rose: I saw your soccer game the other night. You did a great job."

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

False Cause

d)

Slippery Slope

e)

Complex Question

25.

Identify the fallacy in the statement: "The bible talks about Hittites, but nowhere in archeology has there ever been found any evidence that those people ever existed. Therefore, they never existed and the Bible is in error."

a)

Appeal to Ignorance

b)

Begging the Question

c)

Straw Man

d)

Appeal to Age

e)

Red Herring

26.

What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "If you say that you don’t like the food in the SLC then you don’t like Prestonwood. If you don’t like Prestonwood you will probably get kicked out. Without an education you will probably become homeless. You don’t want to become homeless, so don’t say that you don’t like the food in the SLC."

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Appeal to Force

c)

Red Herring

d)

Straw Man

e)

Genetic Fallacy

27.

What logical fallacy is present in the statement: "If you say that you don’t like the food in the SLC then you don’t like Prestonwood. If you don’t like Prestonwood you will probably get kicked out. Without an education you will probably become homeless. You don’t want to become homeless, so don’t say that you don’t like the food in the SLC."

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Appeal to Force

c)

Red Herring

d)

Straw Man

e)

Genetic Fallacy

28.

Hinduism is the truest religion because it's the oldest religion. It predates Christianity and Islam.

a)

Red herring

b)

Appeal to Age

c)

Begging the Question

d)

Slippery Slope

e)

Genetic Fallacy.