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Logical Fallacies Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. Presenting the information on one side only
2. Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year so it must be the best soft drink in the world.
3. "We should abolish the death penalty. Many respected people, such as Imran Kader, have publicly stated their opposition to it."
4. "I deserve a second chance to submit my assignment. This past week was so busy for me. I had football practice late every night, I had tons of homework in all my other classes, and my girlfriend and I just broke up."
5. After Jerry said that we should put more money into education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Jerry hates our country so much.
6. Smoking cigarettes is just like ingesting arsenic into your system; both have been shown to be causally related to death. If you wouldn't want to take a spoonful of arsenic, I would think that you wouldn't want to continue smoking.
7. This conclusion is not justified by sufficient evidence.
8. A parent argues, "I don't think my child cheated on the test because he told me he didn't."
9. An argument that leads to a series of worse things.
10. When two things that are unalike are being compared based on a trivial similarity in order to prove a point.
11. Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knockdownEx:Wife:I'd rather have a dog than a cat.Husband:Why do you hate cats?
12. What does "Non Sequitur" literally mean?
13. What is false dilemma?
14. Introduces an irrelevant point into an argument.
15. "Everytime I wash my car it rains, therefore, washing my car makes it rain."
16. BONUS:Asking a question that has a presumption built into it so that it can't be answered without appearing guilty
17. We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.
18. When an argument presents two points while disregarding or ignoring others in order to narrow the argument in one person's favor.
19. Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a credible source of information
20. If we ever find aliens out there they will need oxygen in some form on their planet. We know this because all animals on this planet require oxygen.
21. Which type of logical fallacy is presented?"You should not get vaccinated because my uncle who is a doctor said it might have bad side effects."
22. Which logical fallacy involves assuming the conclusion in the premises?
23. Without evidence, this suggests that a minor action will lead to major consequences.
24. What is the definition of Circular Reasoning?
25. This type of fallacy oversimplifies an issue. It does not consider the valid points of the opposing side. It builds up the other side as weak and attacks this weak argument because it is easier to do.
26. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? Ed's Emporium sells nothing but junk. Last week I bought a cooler there, and it fell apart instantly.
27. What is the main focus of the article on logical fallacies?
28. Young people it's about what kind of country you want to be. We are the only nation on earth that leaves millions of people without health insurance. We spend more than any country on Earth, but we're not any healthier for it. So this is about what kind of country you want your children to grow up in.
29. Which type of logical fallacy is presented?"We have to watch Squid Game because it is very famous and almost everyone already watched it."
30. This rhetorical device is comparing two different things to highlight their similarities to explain or clarify a concept, idea, or argument.
31. How can one identify a hasty generalization in an argument?
32. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone said that if we allow A to happen, then Z will eventually happen too, therefore A should not happen?
33. Which is the definition of band wagon appeal?
34. What logical fallacy is an incorrect assumption that one event caused another?
35. They cannot take her to jail even if she did rob the bank and take millions of pesos ..... She is already too old and weak to be locked up.
36. An attempt to add strength to an argument by refereeing to respected sources
37. Differentiating between a red herring and a strawman fallacy involves understanding that:
38. Why is it important to recognize logical fallacies?
39. Wheaties is the breakfast of champions. Even Michael Jordan eats it!
40. Kevin's grandparents do not know how to use a computer. Kevin thinks that all older people must be computer illiterate.
41. Which of the following is the best definition for post hoc?
42. In a discussion about a popular singer's talent, someone claims that anyone who disagrees is just jealous because they can't sing as well. Which logical fallacy is being used?
43. Definition:suggesting A caused B because A happened before B
44. You should buy one. Our whole class has one, except for you.
45. Occurs when something is instantly concluded to be true just because it is proven to be false, and vice versa
46. "You shouldn't take up art as a hobby. Only kids who don't care about academics waste their time on that."
47. Filthy and polluting coal should be banned.
48. If we give in every time our baby cries, he will always pitch a fit to get what he wants, and he will end up in prison because we never set limits.
49. The distortion of an opponent's claim so that it is easier to refute, or where someone tries to refute a point someone made by giving a rebuttal to a point they did not make.
50. We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping.
51. My professor, who has a Ph.D. in Astronomy, once told me that ghosts are real. Therefore, ghosts are real.
52. Attempts to persuade using emotion rather than evidence. Playing on the pity that someone feels for an individual or group can certainly affect what that person thinks.The argument that because someone in a position of authority thinks something, it must be true.
53. The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way
54. What is the best way to rewrite a logical fallacy so that it provides logicalreasoning?
55. Which fallacy is being used here? "So many people claim that our trash is ending up in the ocean, but I've spent a ton of time in the ocean. Aside from a few pieces, I've hardly seen any trash out there!"
56. "Good morning! Have you gotten over the grouchy mood you were in?"
57. An error in thinking or reasoning
58. Name the fallacy:Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
59. When someone says that what is true of part of something must also be true of the whole thing.
60. My political opponent is a crook!
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