Logical Fallacies Quiz 4 (30 MCQs)

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1. Imagine Aria and Grace are in a lively debate. Aria says, "We shouldn't be discussing how to improve homework; the real issue is whether school should even have homework." What kind of argument is Aria making?
2. You never even finished law school, so why should I trust you to watch my children?
3. A teacher says, "You shouldn't listen to his argument about homework. He never turns in his assignments anyway."
4. An appeal that presents the thoughts of a group of people in order to persuade someone to think the same way.
5. A conclusion based on the premise, "if this, then that" often, the assembly of a causal chain of events that result in an unlikely or extreme outcome
6. Identify the logical fallacy: "Oh, you don't fool me! All of you environmentalists are really out to undermine our American way of life and replace it with socialism."
7. I am not a liar because I never lie.
8. No one in your family surfs? But I thought you said you lived in California before this.
9. Which logical fallacy involves making a broad conclusion based on limited evidence?
10. "All social media does is rot your brain and make people obsessed with getting likes."
11. What is a straw man argument?
12. Regime vs. governmentPro-death vs. pro-choice
13. Identify the logical fallacy: "Yeah, Marc is really smart. That's why he's so intelligent."
14. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a claim is true because it is natural or aligns with the laws of nature?
15. She is good at writing because she writes words effectively."
16. Don't let your cousin borrow $ 10 because then he'll be asking you for money every day.
17. People either like coffee or hate it.
18. Which fallacy is being used here? "My opponent claims that video games cause an increase in violence, but he's gotten three parking tickets for speeding in the past year."
19. Which fallacy is being used here? "My opponent says that regulation is good, but what they mean is that total governmental control is good. This is just ridiculous!"
20. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:When flowers bloom in the spring, birds also begin to sing. The flowers must cause the birds to sing.
21. "People are like dogs. They respond best to discipline."
22. Louise is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "My opponent does not deserve to win. She is a smoker and she cheated on her boyfriend last year." What fallacy has Louise committed?
23. Identify the red herring fallacy in the following sentences:
24. "When asked about pollution levels, a politician started discussing the importance of a strong economy." What logical fallacy is this?
25. Attacks the arguer instead of the argument
26. An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person's point/argument
27. "The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."
28. What does "ad hominem" mean in Latin?
29. "I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"
30. Now think about it. There's some folks who've said, well, this is a government takeover of health care. We've got public universities and private universities; nobody says that we're taking over private colleges.