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Logical Fallacies Quiz 18 (30 MCQs)

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1. Identify the fallacy:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they'll expect to redo every test and exam.'
2. "Either you love me or you hate me."
3. ..... is when a claim that most or many people in general or of a particular group accept a belief as true is presented as evidence for the claim.
4. These statements use fear rather than logic, evidence, or reason to argue a point.
5. An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an:
6. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone asked a question that had a presumption built into it so that it couldn't be answered without appearing guilty?
7. "I should receive an 'A' in this class. I had a tough week!" Hadi begged
8. Everyone knows that teenagers are lazy
9. Which is an example of Ad Populum?Global warming must be a hoax .....
10. What logical fallacy uses fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood?
11. Which of the following is an appeal to authority?
12. What is the begging the question fallacy?
13. Howie is not a vegetarian and eats meat. He is as bad as people who abuse their pets.
14. "I didn't see you at the charity fundraiser today. I guess you are not a good person after all."
15. Labor unions in America are just as bad as Russia under Stalin!
16. An inference that does not follow logically from a previous statement
17. An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
18. Also known as bandwagon fallacy, it appeals to popularity of a practice as a way to persuade.
19. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:It should be okay to destroy property when you are angry because angry people destroy things.
20. Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
21. Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.
22. Dr. Fauci says we need to wear masks, but Dr. Fauci is the oldest, meanest doctor around. I'm sure what he says isn't true at all.
23. Which of the following is an example of a bandwagon fallacy?
24. Error of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it
25. "You shouldn't buy that brand of phone-no one who's serious about technology would be caught dead with it."
26. Ghosts exist all right. Researchers have spent years trying to disprove their existence, they've failed every time.
27. A conclusion based on insufficient, incomplete, or biased information
28. "You shouldn't wear those lame sneakers. Everyone who wears them is just trying too hard to look cool, but they're actually boring."
29. This fallacy occurs when the writer presents an arguable point as a fact that supports the argument, leading to an argument that goes around and around, with evidence making the same claim as the proposition
30. Identify the logical fallacy:We only have two options; we can raise the minimum wage to $ 15/hour or keep it at $ 7.25/hour for another fifty years.
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