This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following fallacies involves suggesting that a particular action will inevitably lead to a disastrous outcome? A) Begging the Question. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery Slope. 2. "Either you pass this test, or you fail it." Laughed Sr Malak A) Slippery Slope. B) Either/Or. C) Hasty Generalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either/Or. 3. Reading books is the most enjoyable hobby because it provides the most entertainment. People find books incredible enjoyable and entertaining.This is an example of ..... A) Facts. B) A testimonial. C) Circular reasoning. D) A bandwagon appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular reasoning. 4. What is hasty generalization? A) Attacking an opponent's character instead of their argument. B) Oversimplifying an opponent's argument. C) Drawing broad conclusions based on a small set of examples. D) Making a false assumption based on similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing broad conclusions based on a small set of examples. 5. Which of the following is an example of a 'Straw Man' fallacy? A) Ignoring the opponent's argument and attacking a weaker version of it. B) Using an expert's opinion to support your argument. C) Assuming that because one event follows another, the first caused the second. D) Presenting only two options when more exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ignoring the opponent's argument and attacking a weaker version of it. 6. Our leader is a good speaker because she communicates well. A) Straw Man. B) Red Herring. C) Circular Reasoning. D) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular Reasoning. 7. What kind of logical fallacy is presented:The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families? A) Red Herring. B) Slippery Slope. C) Ad Populum. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 8. Only two choices are presented as the only possibilities when, in fact, there are other alternatives. A) False Dilemma. B) Slippery Slope. C) Ad Hominem. D) Texas Sharpshooter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 9. Children should not go trick or treating, as there always exists the possibility that someone could poison the treats. A) Ad Hominem. B) Restricted Options. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Fear. 10. God exists. How do you know? Because it says so in the Bible. A) Transfer. B) Hypothesis. C) Begging the question/circular reasoning. D) Either/or fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begging the question/circular reasoning. 11. If America can be the first country to put a man on the moon, then they can be the first country to end homelessness and poverty! A) Trick question. B) Faulty analogy. C) Slippery slope. D) Post hoc fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faulty analogy. 12. Which logical fallacy is at work in this argument? We are going to be forced to increase the amount of your contribution to your health care costs by 10%. Do note that we continue to provide lunches at a standard cost in the cafeteria, and we know what a huge benefit that is for most workers! A) Red herring. B) Begging the question. C) Strawman. D) Card-stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red herring. 13. You have to save enough money to pay your bills each month because bills have to be paid. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Slippery Slope. C) Either/Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Reasoning. 14. Which of the following fallacies involves suggesting that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second? A) Appeal to Pity. B) Weak Analogy. C) Post Hoc. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post Hoc. 15. What is a straw man fallacy? A) A distortion of an argument. B) A distraction from the main issue. C) A type of scarecrow. D) A judgement reached from evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A distortion of an argument. 16. One of the most common fallacies used in advertising. Celebrities and doctors are used as people with opinions that should be trusted.Just because somebody "famous" or a "doctor" has an opinion, that doesn't make it true. A) Non-Sequitur. B) Either/Or (False Dichotomy). C) Appeal to Authority. D) Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Authority. 17. "I've been using the Turbo Towel for years and I love it!" -Marie K. (Real Turbo Towel User) A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Testimonial. D) Either-or. E) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 18. Identify the logical fallacy: "She's not popular because most people don't like her." A) Bandwagon. B) Ad Hominem. C) Begging the Question. D) Tu Quoque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begging the Question. 19. "I sneezed exactly at the same time the power went off. My sneeze must've done something to make the power go off. " A) Post Hoc. B) Appeals to False Authority. C) Red Herring. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post Hoc. 20. You must obey the law, because it's illegal to break the law. A) False analogy. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 21. An attack of a person's character, rather than the facts. A) Slippery Slope. B) Bandwagon. C) Ad Hominem. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 22. Using loaded language to push ideas instead of proving them. A) Appeal to authority. B) Begging the claim. C) Red herring. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the claim. 23. Would you rather be stuck in your boring job forever or pursue your passion? A) False dilemma. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False dilemma. 24. This store doesn't care about its customers. Stores have to have customers to stay in business. This store will be shutting down any day! A) Circular Reasoning. B) Either/Or. C) Slippery Slope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery Slope. 25. An attempt to explain a relationship by comparing one idea or situation to another as though they are similar when upon closer inspection are not A) Bandwagon. B) Faulty Analogy. C) Slippery Slope. D) Non Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faulty Analogy. 26. "The rooster crows always before the sun rises, therefore the crowing rooster causes the sun to rise." A) Bandwagon. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Hominem. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post Hoc. 27. Assumes that a proposed step will set off a chain of uncontrollable events. A) Slippery slope. B) Begging the question/circular reasoning. C) Either or fallacy otherwise called false dilemma. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery slope. 28. Any argument of the form:If A is true then B is true; If A is not true then B is not true. A) INCONSISTENCY. B) AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT. C) IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT. 29. The problem with fake news is that so much of the news is fake. A) False dilemma. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 30. What logical fallacy is presented:"You don't even belong to a church. How can you claim to be a Christian?" A) Slippery Slope. B) Ad Populum. C) Ad Hominem. D) Red Herring. 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