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Logical Fallacies Quiz 7 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? I deserve to have a later curfew this year because I'm older and therefore more responsible than I was last year.
2. What type of logical fallacy is presented:If we allow the children to choose the movie this time, they are going to expect to be able to choose the school they go to or the doctors they visit.
3. Claiming that one thing causes another without evidence that this is the case
4. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? Everyone knows Maria is the clear choice for the promotion.
5. Why is this a logical fallacy?"Don't listen to Mr. Fingers when he says walk in the hallways. How can you trust someone who wears bow ties?"
6. She was wearing cowboy boots in her last Instagram picture so she must be into country music.
7. When who choices are presented but more exist
8. When a person makes sweeping statements based on too little or biased evidence.
9. Detect the ad hominem attack in the following statements:
10. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed said that it is important to have a cell phone.
11. What is the name of the fallacy where someone attacks the person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself?
12. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a claim is true simply because it hasn't been proven false?
13. Everyone knows that eating fruits and vegetables are important for a healthy body.
14. The reasoner begins with what they're trying to end with
15. Uses emotionally charged language/loaded language or imagery to distract the audience
16. Which of the following fallacies involves making claims or assertions that an audience should accept without questioning?
17. If we ban Hummers because they are bad for the environment eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban Hummers.
18. What does a slippery slope argument claim?
19. Which logical fallacy is committed in the following statement?This mysterious sickness affecting everyone in the province began to spread after New Year's Eve. The smoke from the fireworks must have caused it!
20. ..... is a tactic used mainly in advertising that presents people as "authorities" on products or issues.
21. Lisa sold her first startup to an influential tech company, so she must be a successful entrepreneur. (She ignores the fact that four of her startups have failed since then.)
22. Makes assumption about a class based on a small or poor sample size.
23. People who choose not to get married are incapable of loving and are unlovable.
24. What is the fallacy called when someone assumes that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second?
25. A boyfriend begs his girlfriend to stay with him, claiming "If you really love me, you'll give me time to change my ways."
26. Think of studying like preparing for a big game. Just as athletes practice their moves over and over to improve their skills, students can "practice" their subjects through regular study sessions.This is an example of a(n) .....
27. Which fallacy involves using emotionally-charged words to influence an audience?
28. Provide an example of a red herring fallacy.
29. Identify the logical fallacy in this argument:All lawyers are greedy and untrustworthy because I had a negative experience with a personal injury attorney last summer.
30. "Shell was charged with misleading advertising in its Platformate advertisements. A Shell spokesman said:'The same comment could be made about most good advertising of most products." '
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