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Logical Fallacies Quiz 9 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which fallacy is characterized by the appeal to popularity?
2. Which logical fallacy is committed in this statement?If I am late to work, I cannot reboot and back up the files completely. If I can't do that, then a virus might delete all of them. We would all lose our jobs, and our data will be fed to the CIA, and then the government can use that against the state's peace talks. I can't be late, or we'll all go to a civil war!
3. Which of the following includes an ad hominem fallacy?
4. If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack.
5. 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?
6. If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.
7. Which of the following is an example of "slippery slope?"
8. This rhetorical device is a way to make complex or abstract ideas more accessible and understandable to the audience
9. A persuasive essay on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle uses emotionally charged words like "life-threatening" and "miraculous." This is an example of:
10. States that a casual chain of events will result in an unlikely or extreme outcome.
11. An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.
12. BONUS:Saying that a compromise between two extremes is the truth
13. Sandra is an angel from heaven. She gave me a free lunch today.
14. 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.
15. That parking attendant who gave me a ticket is as bad as Hitler.
16. 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.
17. Which logical fallacy involves a distraction from the argument typically by bringing up a different issue?
18. When something is written as a fact, it means
19. 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?"
20. What is the name of the logical fallacy that appeals to listeners' fears by proposing a dramatic and unlikely chain of events?
21. Billy- "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby- "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. ''
22. Using emotionally charged words to manipulate the audience is called .....
23. The red bicycle is red.
24. Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice
25. Which logical fallacy is presented?"Birds can fly. Therefore, penguins must be able to fly, too."
26. A personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent
27. Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
28. If you do not complete all assignments in this class, then you will fail and not graduate.
29. 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.
30. This fallacy draws a big conclusion (stereotype) from a small body of evidence (1 or 2 experiences)
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