WorksheetsLogical Fallacies Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. This logical fallacy directly attacks someone’s appearance, personal habits, or character rather than focusing on the merit of the issue at hand. The implication is that if something is wrong with this person, whatever he/she says must be wrong.Those who fall into this fallacy ignore the issues and attack the people.
a)
Ad Hominem
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
2.
2. This error in reasoning leads to an argument that goes around and around, with evidence making the same claim as the proposition. This is a fallacy where the support only restates the claim. This error leads to an argument that goes around and around, with evidence making the same claim as the proposition.
a)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Red Herring
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
3.
3. This fallacy bases an argument on insufficient evidence. Arguers may be looking at only a small piece of the issue or at a small group as representative of the whole.
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Red Herring
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
4.
4. This fallacy occurs when arguers try to change the ground of the argument by changing the subject. Arguers may bring up a topic that has little relevance to the argument at hand.
a)
Red Herring
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
5.
5. This fallacy implies that one of two negative outcomes is inevitable--it reduces complex issues to black and white choices.
a)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
Slippery Slopes
6.
6. This fallacy assumes a faulty relationship. One event following another in time does not mean that the first event caused the later event.
a)
Post Hoc
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
7.
7. This fallacy suggests that one step will inevitably lead to more, eventually negative steps. While sometimes the results may be negative, this fallacy argues that the descent is inevitable and unalterable.
a)
Slippery Slopes
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
8.
8. These fallacies try to get everyone on board. This approach convinces readers that everyone else believes something, so the reader should also.
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
9.
9. These fallacies occur when someone takes the argument of another person and distorts it or simplifies it and attacks that simplified version of the argument instead of the original claim.
a)
Straw Man
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
10.
10. "Don't start gambling. One pull of a slot machine leads to sitting all day at the blackjack tables, which leads to a gambling addiction, and then eventually you will have to turn to crime to support your addiction."
a)
Slippery Slopes
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
11.
11. "Smoking is bad because it is unhealthy. It's unhealthy because it can harm you. And also it is bad for you."
a)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Red Herring
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
12.
12. "Either we confront these evil men abroad, or we will have to face them one day in our own cities and streets."
a)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
Slippery Slopes
13.
13. Mom: "You're coming in an hour past curfew! You're grounded!" Teenager: "Mom, have you lost weight? And I must say, your hair looks lovely."
a)
Red Herring
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
14.
14. "Why would we elect him as our senator? He is a liar, a cheat, and a thief. And he smells like rotten eggs."
a)
Ad Hominem
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
15.
15. "I lost all my swim meets until I switched to the leopard print Speedo. After that, I won first place the next four meets!"
a)
Post Hoc
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
16.
16. "My grandpa had a Chevy and it broke down after a month. All Chevys must be junk."
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Red Herring
d)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
e)
Slippery Slopes
17.
17. Mom: “You should limit your video game use because gaming can get in the way of your studies and chores.”
Kid: “So you are saying I should never have fun???”
a)
Straw Man
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
18.
18. "600 million users can't be wrong. Everyone loves Instagram!"
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Begging the Question (circular logic)
c)
Hasty Generalization
d)
Red Herring
e)
False Dilemma/Either-Or
19.
19. Which of these is NOT a definition of fallacy?
a)
a delusional aspect of epic proportions
b)
a defect in an argument
c)
poor logic that weakens an argument
d)
faulty reasoning
20.
Select the fallacy being used.
a)
bandwagon
b)
either/or
c)
hasty generalization
d)
false analogy
21.
Select the fallacy being used.
a)
bandwagon
b)
either/or
c)
hasty generalization
d)
false analogy
22.
Select the fallacy being used.
a)
bandwagon
b)
either/or
c)
hasty generalization
d)
false analogy
23.
Which logical fallacy is in this meme?
a)
Circular Reasoning
b)
Straw Man
c)
Ad Hominem
d)
Post Hoc
24.
Which of the following is an example of ad hominem?
a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
What type of fallacy is shown in this cartoon?
a)
red herring
b)
ad hominem
c)
straw man
d)
begging the question (circular reasoning)
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