This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the fallacy where an argument is misrepresented to make it easier to attack? A) Straw Man. B) Slippery Slope. C) False Dilemma. D) Appeal to Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 2. Let's dive into a world of logical fallacies! Can you spot the strawman fallacy from these examples? A) "People who support space exploration obviously don't care about solving Earth's problems.". B) "If you're not with us, you're against us.". C) "He doesn't like modern art, so he probably hates all art.". D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. What is the logical fallacy where an argument is made that if one event happens, a series of other events will inevitably follow? A) Slippery slope. B) False dilemma. C) Bandwagon. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery slope. 4. Victor, the company you work for just filed for bankruptcy! How can I trust you with our money? A) Red Herring. B) Appeal to Nature. C) Bandwagon. D) Circular Reasoning. E) Guilt by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Guilt by Association. 5. Identify the logical fallacy:Don't listen to Steve-he didn't even graduate from college. A) Red Herring. B) Ad Hominem. C) Straw Man. D) False Causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad Hominem. 6. This gives the impression of easily refuting an argument that does not really exist. A) Straw Man. B) Appeal to Pity. C) Ad Baculum. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 7. Why is it important to know about logical fallacies? A) To improve your own writing and recognize fallacies in others' writings. B) To make your arguments more emotional. C) To confuse your readers. D) To avoid writing altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To improve your own writing and recognize fallacies in others' writings. 8. Emotions are substituted for evidence A) Argument from Outrage. B) Hasty Generalizations. C) Red Herring. D) Ad Populum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument from Outrage. 9. Identify the logical fallacy in this argument:when asked about his tax policy, a politician starts talking about how his opponent is a corrupt politician who can't be trusted, without actually addressing the question about taxes. A) Red Herring. B) Post Hoc. C) Begging the Question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 10. BONUS:Using personal experience to dismiss facts and statistics is a ..... fallacy A) Middle Ground. B) Personal Incredulity. C) Anecdotal. D) Loaded Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdotal. 11. You can either get married or be alone the rest of your life. A) Bandwagon. B) Strawman. C) Ad hominem. D) False dichotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False dichotomy. 12. During a Bikini Bottom debate, SpongeBob criticizes Patrick's choice of clothing instead of addressing Patrick's argument about environmental policies. Why is SpongeBob's approach ineffective? A) It assumes popularity equals truth. B) It exaggerates the argument. C) It changes the subject. D) It doesn't address the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It doesn't address the topic. 13. If I tell my teacher I have done my homework, but I have only done part of it, I am using A) Non sequitur. B) Equivocation. C) Circular argument. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equivocation. 14. Identify the false analogy. A) "Employees and nails both require specific tools for effectiveness.". B) "Employees are like nails; just as nails must be hit on the head to work, employees must be pressured to perform.". C) "Employee training programs vary like the tools used for nails.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Employees are like nails; just as nails must be hit on the head to work, employees must be pressured to perform.". 15. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a claim is true because it's been around for a long time? A) Appeal to emotion. B) Personal incredulity. C) Appeal to tradition. D) Genetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to tradition. 16. What does the bandwagon effect assume? A) An argument is true because it's popular. B) A small action leads to a big outcome. C) A personal attack is more effective. D) Changing the subject is a good strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument is true because it's popular. 17. '' Because all snakes bite, they're not meant to be pets" A) Ethos. B) Hypothesis. C) Circular reasoning. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 18. A mistake in the way someone is trying to convince you of something. It's when the reasons they give don't really make sense or don't really support their point. A) Claim. B) Logical fallacy. C) Rhetorical device. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical fallacy. 19. What is the focus of the lesson objectives? A) Artistic skills. B) Physical fitness. C) Logical reasoning. D) Musical talent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical reasoning. 20. A very broad claim based on very little evidence A) False Dichotomy. B) Straw Man. C) False Causation. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasty Generalization. 21. "You have to try this energy drink! Everyone is drinking it before practice, so it must work!" A) Circular Reasoning. B) Sweeping Generalization. C) Bandwagon. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 22. Which of the following is an example of "ad hominem?" A) Mary Warren is not believed when she says that the girls were faking everything because Abby accuses her of sending out her spirit. B) Cheever casts doubt on John because he does not go to church on Sundays. C) Mary Warren reminds the Proctors that she is an official of the court and can accuse anyone of witchcraft. D) Elizabeth had a doll, so the needle must be from her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary Warren is not believed when she says that the girls were faking everything because Abby accuses her of sending out her spirit. 23. Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihoodEx: "If you don't buy this product, you risk injury and death." A) Slippery Slope. B) Scare Tactics. C) Straw Man. D) Appeal to False Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scare Tactics. 24. During a debate on environmental policies, one participant says to another, 'You're not even a certified environmental scientist, so your arguments about climate change are invalid.' What is the logical fallacy being committed here? A) Appeal to Pity. B) False Dilemma. C) Appeal to the Law. D) Ad Hominem. E) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad Hominem. 25. Your speech should always include a strong ..... A) Punchline. B) Call to action. C) Sense of sarcasm. D) List of different issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to action. 26. Which of the following describes begging the question? A) Comparing two unrelated things to make a point. B) Making an argument that assumes its conclusion is true. C) Distracting from the topic at hand with irrelevant information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making an argument that assumes its conclusion is true. 27. "All my friends are doing a low carb diet. That must be the only way to lose weight." Mentioned Murtaza A) Slippery Slope. B) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. C) Either/Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. 28. This fallacy attacks the person making the argument while largely ignoring his or her arguments. A) Ad Hominem. B) Slippery Slope. C) False Dilemma. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad Hominem. 29. Which of the following is an example of a straw man argument? A) Ignoring someone's argument and attacking a weaker version of it. B) Attacking the person instead of the argument. C) Assuming that because one event follows another, the first caused the second. D) Presenting only two options when more exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ignoring someone's argument and attacking a weaker version of it. 30. The goal of this logical fallacy is a mistake in thinking because popularity doesn't always equal right or smart A) Bandwagon appeal. B) Circular reasoning. C) Juxtaposition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon appeal. 31. "If we let you skip one practice, then the whole team will stop taking it seriously." A) Red Herring. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Straw Man. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straw Man. 32. What is the logical fallacy in the statement:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they will expect to redo every test and exam.'? A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) Slippery Slope. D) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery Slope. 33. Texting and driving can kill you because texting and driving is dangerous. A) Trick question. B) Slippery slope. C) Argument to the people. D) Circular argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular argument. 34. Jack is a good athlete. Jack comes from Canada. Therefore, all Canadians are good athletes. A) Red herring. B) Hasty generalization. C) Slippery slope. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 35. Habib didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids. A) Slippery Slope. B) Appeal to Authority. C) Hasty Generalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 36. Ignores someone's actual argument and presents a distorted or oversimplified version instead A) Slippery slope. B) Straw man. C) Bandwaggon. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw man. 37. Attacking an opponent's character or their motives for believing something. A) Ad Hominem. B) Tu Quoque. C) Appeal to the People. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad Hominem. 38. What effect do fallacies have on your writing? A) Improve your reasoning. B) Weaken your argument. C) Make your writing more persuasive. D) Strengthen your argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weaken your argument. 39. A logical fallacy where someone argues that because something is popular or widely accepted, it must be good, correct, or desirable. A) Anecdote. B) Analogy. C) Bandwagon appeal. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon appeal. 40. "Professor, you have to give me an A on this paper. I know I only turned in a sentence and some clip art, but you have to understand, my grandmother suddenly died while traveling in the Northern Yukon, and her funeral was there so I had to travel and all the stress caused me to become catatonic for two weeks." A) Appeal to Pity. B) Equivocation. C) Bandwagon Fallacy. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Pity. 41. A comparison that states since two items have one quality in common, they must also share other common qualities. A) Red Herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Slippery Slope. D) Faulty Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty Analogy. 42. We cannot listen to John's opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger. A) Ad hominem. B) Circular reasoning. C) Red herring. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 43. "Everyone at school is getting this new backpack, so you should too!" A) Circular Reasoning. B) Bandwagon. C) Loaded Language. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 44. Everyone wants to play soccer so we should offer it at ever school. A) Red herring. B) Stereotype. C) Hasty generalization. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 45. "The dinosaurs became extinct because they ate vegetables ..... " is an example of what? A) Circular reasoning. B) False cause. C) False dilemma. D) Begging the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False cause. 46. Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it is easier to knock down A) Slippery slope. B) Straw man. C) Ad hominem. D) Tu quoque. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw man. 47. Phoebe's reasoning for not believing in the idea of evolution is that it is "too easy, " and she fails to give reasonable examples to support her stance. A) Slippery slope. B) Bandwagon. C) False cause. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strawman. 48. When a writer or speaker uses emotion-based language to try to persuade the reader or listener of a certain belief or position. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Straw Man. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Emotion. 49. What is the logical fallacy called when someone attacks the person instead of the argument? A) Red Herring. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad Hominem. 50. What fallacy occurs when the consequences of a suggested action are exaggerated unrealistically? A) Red herring. B) Slippery slope. C) Bandwagon. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery slope. 51. When two things being compared are similar in some ways but not relevant to the argument. A) Slippery Slope. B) Appeals to authority. C) Band Wagon. D) Weak/False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weak/False Analogy. 52. What is ad hominem? A) Claiming there are only two possible choices. B) Oversimplifying an opponent's argument. C) Making a false assumption based on similarities. D) Attacking an opponent's character instead of their argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attacking an opponent's character instead of their argument. 53. What logical fallacy can you spot in this exchange?"I believe in what I think is right. Don't misunderstand.""No, it's perfectly clear. You support me, or you leave this family." A) False Dilemma. B) Non Sequitur. C) Slippery Slope. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 54. "You can't miss school today because skipping school is against the rules, and we have to follow the rules." A) Red Herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular Reasoning. 55. "If you do not forward this to 10 friends within 24 hours, you will experience a heartbreaking tragic event. A) Slippery slope. B) Sentimental appeal. C) Scare tactic. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scare tactic. 56. 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. 57. A personal attack A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Ad Hominem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 58. 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. 59. 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. 60. I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Appeal to the Crowd. C) Straw Man. D) Appeal to False Authority. 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