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Logical Fallacies Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following includes an ad hominem fallacy?
2. Means:a question someone asks without expecting an answer. It's just asked to make a point.
3. If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack.
4. Imagine Ava and Rohan are having a debate. Ava says, "People who don't support strict environmental laws clearly don't care about the planet." What kind of argument is Ava making?
5. If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.
6. Which of the following is an example of "slippery slope?"
7. This rhetorical device is a way to make complex or abstract ideas more accessible and understandable to the audience
8. A persuasive essay on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle uses emotionally charged words like "life-threatening" and "miraculous." This is an example of:
9. States that a casual chain of events will result in an unlikely or extreme outcome.
10. An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.
11. BONUS:Saying that a compromise between two extremes is the truth
12. Sandra is an angel from heaven. She gave me a free lunch today.
13. Kelly is the most selfish, annoying person that I know. She says that we should recycle to help save the Earth, but she only thinks about herself, so she must be wrong.
14. That parking attendant who gave me a ticket is as bad as Hitler.
15. A girl tells her boyfriend she'd prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.
16. Which logical fallacy involves a distraction from the argument typically by bringing up a different issue?
17. When something is written as a fact, it means
18. Which fallacy is being used here? "If we let the government regulate guns, they'll soon be regulating our marriages, our bank accounts, our pets. Who knows where this will go?"
19. What is the name of the logical fallacy that appeals to listeners' fears by proposing a dramatic and unlikely chain of events?
20. Billy- "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby- "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. ''
21. Using emotionally charged words to manipulate the audience is called .....
22. The red bicycle is red.
23. Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice
24. Which logical fallacy is presented?"Birds can fly. Therefore, penguins must be able to fly, too."
25. A personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent
26. Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
27. If you do not complete all assignments in this class, then you will fail and not graduate.
28. If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and your GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up homeless.
29. This fallacy draws a big conclusion (stereotype) from a small body of evidence (1 or 2 experiences)
30. Sure, we haven't given raises to our employees in more than ten years. However, we do pride ourselves on providing customer service in over seven different languages.
31. Mike:It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse, why on earth would you have done that?Ken:But what is morality exactly?Mike:It's a code of conduct shared by cultures.Ken:But who creates this code? .....
32. You need to go to the party with me, otherwise you'll just be bored at home.
33. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:Pamela is the class secretary. She says that she thinks that the class should do more service projects. Mark says he can't believe that Pamela doesn't support the annual school dance.
34. People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns. I know because I met a person from New York City last year (I live in Snowflake, AZ)
35. Identify the logical fallacy:If you don't clean your room, then it will start to smell bad, and you'll start to smell bad. And if you smell bad, you won't have any friends.
36. Many women claim that they want to live in a peaceful world, but we must remember that there were no nuclear weapons before women were given the right to vote.
37. A school board member argues against implementing a new curriculum, claiming it will lead to chaos and destruction of education. What logical fallacy is being used?
38. All men are mortal, and Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates likes dogs.
39. Which logical fallacy is presented?"If I have the flu then I'll have a fever. I have a fever. Therefore, I have the flu."
40. An argument which says "P is true because Q is true, and Q is true because P is true."
41. We have no evidence that the Illuminati ever existed. They must have been so clever they destroyed all the evidence
42. During a debate about the greatest basketball player of all time, a fan argues that their favorite player is the best because they have the most Instagram followers. What fallacy is evident?
43. You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.
44. A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that has a negative effect on an argument.
45. You like dogs, or you like cats. No body likes both.
46. "Opium is a sleep-inducing because it has a sleep-inducing quality"
47. Which type of logical fallacy is presented?"Have you finally stopped cheating on exams?"
48. Jump on the bandwagon! Which of these statements is waving the flag of a Bandwagon Argument?
49. Being a movie star gave me the motivation to develop this new diet, which is safer and more effective than conventional diets.
50. Which logical fallacy uses insults and comments on the opponent's appearance instead of the issue of the argument?
51. All teachers drink coffee and teachers are people; therefore, all people drink coffee.
52. An argument based on insufficient evidence or on a conclusion that was made by looking at a small group as representative of the whole
53. If you eat all your Halloween candy you will get diabetes
54. What does the term "Ad Populum" refer to?
55. "One day robots will enslave us all. It's true. My computer science teacher says so."
56. Which fallacy is demonstrated in the statement:'Everyone is buying the new smartphone, so it must be the best one available.'
57. This logical fallacy is when the argument is RESTATED rather then PROVEN
58. Using a double standard or arguing for an unjustified exception to the rule.
59. Which fallacy involves making a conclusion with insufficient evidence?
60. Which statement best demonstrates the bandwagon fallacy?
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