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Analyzing Logical Fallacies in Arguments

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anyone who opposes affirmative action must secretly hate minorities.

a)

Strawman

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

False Cause

d)

Loaded Question

2.

Republicans can’t talk about family values when their last president was divorced twice.

a)

Tu Quoque

b)

Genetic

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

False Cause

3.

Science says gender is a social construct—so if you disagree, you’re anti-science.

a)

A. Appeal to Authority

b)

B. Composition/Division

c)

C. Black-or-White

d)

D. Begging the Question

4.

College should be free for everyone, because it’s the government’s job to provide free college.

a)

Begging the Question

b)

False Cause

c)

Appeal to Nature

d)

Bandwagon

5.

Everyone on TikTok agrees universal healthcare is a human right, so it must be true.

a)

A. Appeal to Authority

b)

B. Bandwagon

c)

C. Appeal to Emotion

d)

D. False Cause

6.

You’re saying voter ID laws prevent fraud? That’s just racist suppression talk.

a)

Strawman

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Tu Quoque

d)

False Cause

7.

Capitalism causes poverty—look at any homeless person and you’ll see it’s true.

a)

A. Anecdotal

b)

B. False Cause

c)

C. Loaded Question

d)

D. The Texas Sharpshooter

8.

You’re only against open borders because you hate immigrants.

a)

Strawman

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Personal Incredulity

d)

Loaded Question

9.

I can’t believe you don’t support universal income—how could anyone think people should starve?

a)

Appeal to Emotion

b)

Ambiguity

c)

False Cause

d)

Middle Ground

10.

The only people criticizing this bill are from the South, so their opinions don’t count.

a)

Genetic Fallacy

b)

No True Scotsman

c)

Special Pleading

d)

Black-or-White

11.

My cousin got sick after eating meat, so going vegan must be healthier.

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

False Cause

d)

The Gambler’s Fallacy

12.

True progressives would never oppose gun bans—so if you do, you’re not really progressive.

a)

No True Scotsman

b)

Loaded Question

c)

Composition/Division

d)

Black-or-White

13.

Your statistics don’t matter—feelings are what people really experience.

a)

Personal Incredulity

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Black-or-White

d)

Special Pleading

14.

Liberals are all snowflakes who just hate freedom.

a)

A. Ad Hominem

b)

B. Tu Quoque

c)

C. Black-or-White

d)

D. Genetic

15.

If we allow any gun control, next they’ll come take every gun we own.

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Strawman

d)

False Cause

16.

America was founded as a Christian nation, so Christian laws must be right.

a)

A. Appeal to Nature

b)

B. Appeal to Tradition

c)

C. False Cause

d)

D. Composition/Division

17.

My uncle worked his whole life without welfare, so anyone can make it if they try.

a)

A. Anecdotal

b)

B. False Cause

c)

C. Slippery Slope

d)

D. Bandwagon

18.

Either you support the police completely, or you’re anti-law and order.

a)

A. Black-or-White

b)

B. Strawman

c)

C. Ad Hominem

d)

D. Loaded Question

19.

Crime rates went up after masks were required — clearly masks cause crime.

a)

False Cause

b)

Anecdotal

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Composition/Division

20.

My pastor said voting for that candidate is a sin, so I won’t.

a)

Appeal to Authority

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

False Cause

d)

Ambiguity

21.

Men have always been leaders — that’s just the natural order.

a)

Appeal to Nature

b)

Composition/Division

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Begging the Question

22.

If one person cheated the welfare system, that proves the whole system is broken.

a)

Hasty Generalization

b)

Anecdotal

c)

False Cause

d)

Loaded Question

23.

Conservatives like me love freedom — so anyone who disagrees must hate America.

a)

Strawman

b)

Black-or-White

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Tu Quoque

24.

You can’t prove voter fraud didn’t happen, so clearly it did.

a)

Burden of Proof

b)

False Cause

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Appeal to Emotion

25.

Statistics don’t matter — just look around! You can *see* crime everywhere.

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Personal Incredulity

d)

Bandwagon

26.

Which logical fallacy is described as 'Attacks person, not argument'?

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Tu Quoque

d)

Strawman

27.

Which logical fallacy uses fear instead of reasoning?

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Emotion

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Genetic

28.

Which logical fallacy claims hypocrisy to deflect?

a)

Tu Quoque

b)

Anecdotal

c)

Burden of Proof

d)

No True Scotsman

29.

Which logical fallacy overrelies on 'science' as proof?

a)

Appeal to Authority

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Composition/Division

d)

Special Pleading

30.

Which logical fallacy overrelies on 'science' as proof?

a)

Appeal to Authority

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Composition/Division

d)

Special Pleading

31.

Which logical fallacy equates majority with truth?

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Appeal to Emotion

d)

Burden of Proof

32.

Which logical fallacy is circular reasoning?

a)

A) Begging the Question

b)

B) Bandwagon

c)

C) Genetic

d)

D) Strawman

33.

Which logical fallacy insults opponent's motives?

a)

Strawman

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Tu Quoque

d)

The Fallacy Fallacy

34.

Which logical fallacy uses a single case as evidence?

a)

Anecdotal

b)

Genetic

c)

Appeal to Nature

d)

Special Pleading

35.

Which logical fallacy misrepresents the opponent?

a)

Strawman

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Tu Quoque

d)

Appeal to Emotion

36.

Which logical fallacy rejects due to origin/source?

a)

Genetic

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Strawman

d)

The Fallacy Fallacy

37.

Which logical fallacy redefines a group?

a)

No True Scotsman

b)

Strawman

c)

Tu Quoque

d)

Special Pleading

38.

Which logical fallacy is a double standard excuse?

a)

Burden of Proof

b)

Strawman

c)

Anecdotal

d)

Special Pleading

39.

Which logical fallacy dismisses a valid claim unfairly?

a)

The Fallacy Fallacy

b)

Ad Hominem

c)

Appeal to Nature

d)

Genetic

40.

Which logical fallacy is described by the summary: 'Old = right'?

a)

Appeal to Tradition

b)

Appeal to Novelty

c)

Straw Man

d)

Ad Hominem