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Identifying Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Of course this idea works—everyone in our class agrees with it!"

a)

Simple Assertion

b)

Argument by Authority

c)

Argument by Democratic Majority

d)

False Analogy

2.

"This student’s argument about the school budget is invalid—he failed economics last semester."

a)

Playing the Player, Not the Ball

b)

Misidentified Solution

c)

Excessive Demand

d)

False Dichotomy

3.

"If we let students choose their own classes, soon they’ll be skipping school altogether!"

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Red Herring

c)

Misidentified Problem

d)

Unsupported Assertion

4.

"I don’t think we should trust this theory—something about it just feels wrong."

a)

Argument by Authority

b)

Simple Assertion / Unsupported Assertion

c)

False Analogy

d)

Argument by Anecdote

5.

"According to Dr. Smith, a Nobel Prize winner, this education policy is the best approach."

a)

Misidentified Solution

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Argument by Authority

d)

Slippery Slope

6.

"My brother studied at home and got into a top university. So everyone should self-study."

a)

Argument by Anecdote

b)

Argument by Democratic Majority

c)

Playing the Player

d)

Equating Correlation to Causation

7.

"Students are struggling with science, so the real issue is that the school library needs updating."

a)

False Analogy

b)

Introducing Irrelevant Issues

c)

Misidentified Problem

d)

Argument by Authority

8.

"If we don’t get perfect results with this new teaching method, it’s a complete failure."

a)

Excessive Demand

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

False Analogy

d)

False Dichotomy

9.

"We can’t let students use phones in class—it’s just like letting them bring video games."

a)

Argument by Authority

b)

Misidentified Solution

c)

False Analogy

d)

Red Herring

10.

"Research shows students who sleep more get better grades. So sleeping more causes academic success."

a)

Argument by Anecdote

b)

Equating Correlation to Causation

c)

Excessive Demand

d)

Misidentified Problem

11.

"We either extend school hours or students won’t learn enough."

a)

False Dichotomy

b)

Simple Assertion

c)

Red Herring

d)

Misidentified Solution

12.

"The reason students are tired is because the desks are too old."

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Misidentified Problem

c)

False Analogy

d)

Unsupported Assertion

13.

"We should ban social media for students. That will fix their poor writing skills."

a)

Playing the Player

b)

Misidentified Solution

c)

False Dichotomy

d)

Argument by Majority

14.

"This idea must be wrong—let’s talk about how students are misbehaving instead."

a)

Introducing Irrelevant Issues

b)

False Analogy

c)

Argument by Authority

d)

Misidentified Problem

15.

"Unless you’re a professor, your opinion on the grading system doesn’t count."

a)

Argument by Anecdote

b)

Argument by Authority

c)

Equating Correlation to Causation

d)

Playing the Player, Not the Ball