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Logical Fallacies Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy?
2. What is a fallcy?
3. What is the logical fallacy where an argument is made that because something is popular, it must be true or good?
4. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by a person or source that is commonly regarded as authoritative?
5. Which logical fallacy involves attacking a person's character instead of the argument they are making?
6. What does the straw figure fallacy involve?
7. BONUS:Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand, therefore it's not true
8. A person provides only two possible options or sides, without considering all other possible choices.
9. Which logical fallacy has been committed here? If you're looking to move, you should consider buying the place on Main Street. This new home offers three large bedrooms, a spacious master bathroom, and an eat-in kitchen.
10. If someone argues, "You can't prove ghosts don't exist, so they must be real, " they are committing the fallacy of:
11. We live in paradise, but we don't know it.
12. Ready to be a detective? Imagine you're solving a mystery, but you only have a tiny, blurry photo to go on. Which fallacy is at play when you jump to conclusions with just this little piece of evidence?
13. Using a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence
14. Unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit
15. Student:You didn't teach us this; we never learned this.Teacher:So, you're either lazy or unwilling to learn is that right?
16. Imagine Olivia exclaims, "It's ridiculous to debate about extending the school day. Next thing you know, they'll have us living at school 24/7 like it's a hotel!"
17. Daughter- "I am so upset that my boyfriend broke up with me!" Mom- "Just think of all the children starving in this world! Your problems seem pretty insignificant now don't they?" What logical fallacy is this an example of?
18. "You just want to skip studying because you're lazy and don't care about your future."
19. Begging the Question:Identify the example that assumes the conclusion within its premise.
20. My opponent raised a good point, but can we trust him? I mean he just moved to town only 5 months ago, how much could he really know?
21. The man asked me "Why do you hate Black people?" And there was no way I could answer that, because I am not racist!
22. How can you identify a red herring fallacy?
23. 40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!
24. Presents only two choices when more options exist
25. Applying a general rule to a specific instance without proper evidence
26. Identify the fallacy:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they'll expect to redo every test and exam.'
27. "Either you love me or you hate me."
28. ..... 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.
29. These statements use fear rather than logic, evidence, or reason to argue a point.
30. An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an:
31. 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?
32. "I should receive an 'A' in this class. I had a tough week!" Hadi begged
33. Everyone knows that teenagers are lazy
34. Which is an example of Ad Populum?Global warming must be a hoax .....
35. What logical fallacy uses fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood?
36. Which of the following is an appeal to authority?
37. What is the begging the question fallacy?
38. Howie is not a vegetarian and eats meat. He is as bad as people who abuse their pets.
39. "I didn't see you at the charity fundraiser today. I guess you are not a good person after all."
40. Labor unions in America are just as bad as Russia under Stalin!
41. An inference that does not follow logically from a previous statement
42. An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
43. Also known as bandwagon fallacy, it appeals to popularity of a practice as a way to persuade.
44. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:It should be okay to destroy property when you are angry because angry people destroy things.
45. Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
46. Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.
47. 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.
48. Which of the following is an example of a bandwagon fallacy?
49. Error of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it
50. "You shouldn't buy that brand of phone-no one who's serious about technology would be caught dead with it."
51. Ghosts exist all right. Researchers have spent years trying to disprove their existence, they've failed every time.
52. A conclusion based on insufficient, incomplete, or biased information
53. "You shouldn't wear those lame sneakers. Everyone who wears them is just trying too hard to look cool, but they're actually boring."
54. 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
55. 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.
56. Identify the logical fallacy: "Hey, my girlfriend may be high maintenance, but your girlfriend is addicted to Louboutin shoes and Tiffany's bracelets."
57. Which of the following is the best definition for ad hominem?
58. Example:Recognizing that Amanda had committed a fallacy in arguing that we should eat healthy food because a nutritionist said it was popular, Alyse said we should therefore eat bacon double cheeseburgers every day.What fallacy did Alyse commit?
59. A ..... is an attempt to shift focus from the debate at hand by introducing an irrelevant point.
60. If we don't teach teens to work harder, the human race is doomed.
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