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ELA 009 - LOGICAL FALLACIES - 4TH QUARTER

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Either you love bacon, or you're wrong.
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Post Hoc
c)
Bandwagon Appeals
d)
False Dilemma
2.
Joan is scratched by a cat while visiting her friend. Two days later she comes down with a fever. Joan concludes that the cat's scratch must be the cause of her illness.
a)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter hoc
b)
Appeal to False Authority
c)
Bandwagon appeal
d)
Faulty Analogy
3.

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)

Red Herring

b)

Slippery Slope

c)

Circular Reasoning

d)

Hasty Generalization

4.
People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.
a)
ad hominem
b)
either-or fallacy
c)
hasty generalization
d)
slippery slope
5.

America is the best place to live, because it's better than any other country.

a)

ad hominem

b)

red herring

c)

circular logic

d)

straw man

6.

The red bicycle is red.

a)

circular logic

b)

red herring

c)

either/or

d)

straw man

7.

It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating.

a)

slippery slope

b)

red herring

c)

circular reasoning

d)

hasty generalization

8.

The news is fake because so much of the news is fake.

a)

ad hominem

b)

moral equivalence

c)

non sequitur

d)

circular reasoning

9.

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

a)

Ciruclar reasoning

b)

Ad hominem

c)

Hasty generalization

d)

False dilemma

10.

Supports a claim with the claim itself

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

11.

Quinoa is a delicious, plant-based source of protein because it tastes so darn good.

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

12.

Since Anna Camacho became vice president of the parent-teacher association, student performance has declined and teacher morale is down. We on the school board believe that Camacho bears sole responsibility for the downtrend.

a)

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

b)

False Dichotomy

c)

Hasty Generalization

d)

Straw Man

13.

All cats are aloof and unfriendly; therefore, my friend's cat must be unfriendly.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

False Dilemma

c)

Post Hoc

d)

Hasty Generalization

14.

Since I started exercising, my grades have improved. Therefore, exercising must be the reason for my better grades.

a)

Circular Reasoning

b)

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Hasty Generalization

15.

Everyone is buying the new smartphone; it must be the best phone on the market.

a)

Bandwagon Appeal

b)

Red Herring

c)

False Dichotomy

d)

Straw Man