This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you believe in capital punishment, you are a conservative. A) Slippery Slope. B) Ad Hominem. C) Restricted Options. D) Band Wagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restricted Options. 2. A personal attack A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Ad Hominem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 3. The Senator must be wrong on the issue of taxes because he's such a jerk to the people who work for him. A) Appeal to authority. B) Red herring. C) Bandwagon. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad hominem. 4. Some of these Americans don't get insurance because they feel young and healthy. A) Stereotypes. B) Bandwagon Appeal. C) Anecdote. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotypes. 5. I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Appeal to False Authority. C) Straw Man. D) Appeal to the Crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to the Crowd. 6. What is the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy? A) Comparing two things that are not similar. B) Assuming causation based on time sequence. C) Using language to arouse unreasoned feelings. D) Attacking a false version of someone's argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assuming causation based on time sequence. 7. What is a fallcy? A) True belief, especially one based on unsound argument. B) A policy for falling. C) A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. 8. What is the logical fallacy where an argument is made that because something is popular, it must be true or good? A) False Cause. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Ad Populum. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Populum. 9. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by a person or source that is commonly regarded as authoritative? A) Loaded question. B) Special pleading. C) False cause. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to authority. 10. Which logical fallacy involves attacking a person's character instead of the argument they are making? A) Straw Man. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Hominem. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 11. What does the straw figure fallacy involve? A) Strengthening someone's argument before attacking it. B) Building a strong argument with logical reasoning. C) Using figures and statistics to mislead. D) Attacking a simplified version of the opponent's argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attacking a simplified version of the opponent's argument. 12. BONUS:Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand, therefore it's not true A) Anecdotal. B) Personal Incredulity. C) Loaded Question. D) Middle Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal Incredulity. 13. A person provides only two possible options or sides, without considering all other possible choices. A) Either/or. B) Non-sequitur. C) Hasty generalization. D) Faulty causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either/or. 14. Which logical fallacy has been committed here? If you're looking to move, you should consider buying the place on Main Street. This new home offers three large bedrooms, a spacious master bathroom, and an eat-in kitchen. A) False analogy. B) Non-sequitur. C) Card stacking. D) Begging the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Card stacking. 15. If someone argues, "You can't prove ghosts don't exist, so they must be real, " they are committing the fallacy of: A) Hasty Generalization. B) False Dichotomy. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular Reasoning. 16. We live in paradise, but we don't know it. A) Circular reasoning. B) Weak analogy. C) Anecdote. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak analogy. 17. Ready to be a detective? Imagine you're solving a mystery, but you only have a tiny, blurry photo to go on. Which fallacy is at play when you jump to conclusions with just this little piece of evidence? A) Ad hominem. B) Understatement. C) Overstatement. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overstatement. 18. Using a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence A) Anecdote. B) Stereotypes. C) Loaded Language. D) Bandwagon Appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 19. Unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit A) Red Herring. B) Appeal to Nature. C) Bandwagon. D) Circular Reasoning. E) Guilt by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Guilt by Association. 20. Student:You didn't teach us this; we never learned this.Teacher:So, you're either lazy or unwilling to learn is that right? A) Ad Hominem. B) Strawman. C) False Dilemma. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Dilemma. 21. Imagine Olivia exclaims, "It's ridiculous to debate about extending the school day. Next thing you know, they'll have us living at school 24/7 like it's a hotel!" A) Red Herring. B) Strawman. C) Circular Reasoning. D) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strawman. 22. Daughter- "I am so upset that my boyfriend broke up with me!" Mom- "Just think of all the children starving in this world! Your problems seem pretty insignificant now don't they?" What logical fallacy is this an example of? A) Red herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Either/or. D) Moral equivalence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red herring. 23. "You just want to skip studying because you're lazy and don't care about your future." A) Bandwagon. B) Red Herring. C) Loaded Language. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Straw Man. 24. Begging the Question:Identify the example that assumes the conclusion within its premise. A) "This policy's effectiveness should be tested further.". B) "This policy is effective because it has shown positive results.". C) "We know this policy is the best because it is the most effective.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "We know this policy is the best because it is the most effective.". 25. My opponent raised a good point, but can we trust him? I mean he just moved to town only 5 months ago, how much could he really know? A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad Hominem. 26. The man asked me "Why do you hate Black people?" And there was no way I could answer that, because I am not racist! A) This is an example of LOADED QUESTION. B) This is an example of APPEAL TO EMOTION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is an example of LOADED QUESTION. 27. How can you identify a red herring fallacy? A) Look for logical reasoning. B) Look for an unrelated topic introduced in order to distract from the main argument. C) Look for an exaggeration of the other person's argument so that it is easier to attack. D) Look for agreement between both sides supported by evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for an unrelated topic introduced in order to distract from the main argument. 28. 40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today! A) Bandwagon. B) False dichotomy. C) Post hoc. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 29. Presents only two choices when more options exist A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) False Dichotomy. D) False cause/post hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Dichotomy. 30. Applying a general rule to a specific instance without proper evidence A) Stereotype. B) Loaded Language. C) Anecdote. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotype. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesLogical Fallacies Quiz 1Logical Fallacies Quiz 2Logical Fallacies Quiz 3Logical Fallacies Quiz 4Logical Fallacies Quiz 5Logical Fallacies Quiz 6Logical Fallacies Quiz 7Logical Fallacies Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books