This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This logical fallacy comes from a longer Latin phrase which roughly means "after this, therefore because of this" . A) Ad Hominem. B) Post Hoc. C) Ad Misericordiam. D) Non Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post Hoc. 2. What type of logical fallacy is used in this statement:'Everyone is buying the new smartphone, so it must be the best one available.' A) Bandwagon. B) Slippery Slope. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 3. Why is this a logical fallacy? "You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they'll walk all over you." A) It oversimplifies the problem. B) It leads to something that probably won't happen. C) It only gives two choices to a larger problem. D) It argues someone's an expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It leads to something that probably won't happen. 4. If you don't drive a Mercedes car, you might as well not drive at all! Which logical fallacy is this? A) False Dilemma. B) Straw Man. C) Ethos. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 5. Tries to distract from the argument by avoiding the key issues or ignoring the opposing view A) Red herring. B) Ad hominem. C) False analogy. D) Ad populum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red herring. 6. What fallacy is committed when someone attacks a misrepresentation of their opponent's argument? A) Circular reasoning. B) Slippery slope. C) Strawman. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strawman. 7. Which of the following fallacies involves making a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence? A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization. 8. You're either with us or against us. A) Slippery Slope. B) Either/Or. C) Circular Reasoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either/Or. 9. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? While gun violence is tragic, we must protect our right to bear arms or we'll be left with a nation where the only people who have guns are criminals who ignore the law and obtain them illegally. Those criminals will run our society. A) Circular reasoning. B) Either or (black or white) fallacy. C) Personal attack (ad hominem). D) Post hoc (cause effect). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either or (black or white) fallacy. 10. "If we don't adopt that puppy today, they might put him down. Do you want to be responsible for that?" Exclaimed Yasir. A) Slippery Slope. B) Either/ Or. C) Appeal to Pity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Pity. 11. A student argues, "If we don't get new uniforms this year, then soon the school will stop caring about any rules at all." A) Circular Reasoning. B) Slippery Slope. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Bandwagon Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 12. When an unclear phrase with multiple definitions is used within the argument. A) Ambiguity fallacy. B) Argument by emotive language. C) Appeal to common belief. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguity fallacy. 13. Our garage sale made lots of money before Joan showed up. Obviously, she scared off all the customers. A) Either/or. B) Straw man. C) Hasty generalization. D) Faulty causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty causality. 14. "Everyone is watching this new show, so it must be fantastic!" A) Sweeping Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Loaded Language. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 15. Joe is a really great salesman because he can sell anything. A) Slippery Slope. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Either/Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular Reasoning. 16. If we can send a woman into outerspace and communicate with them while they are there, then surely we can learn to communicate with one another in our state. A) Stereotype. B) False Analogy. C) Categorical Claim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Analogy. 17. I saw Ashton Kutcher in a prescription drug commercial, therefore it has to be an effective drug. A) Ad hominem. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Either/Or. D) Appeal to False Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to False Authority. 18. "You can't quit the soccer team-everyone else is sticking with it!" A) Bandwagon. B) Straw Man. C) Loaded Language. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 19. Which logical fallacy urges you to follow the same path as everyone else based on the assumption that the opinion of the majority is always valid? A) Slippery slope. B) Sentimental appeal. C) Either/or. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 20. "To get better schools, we have to raise taxes. If we don't, we can't have better schools." A) False dichotomy / Black and white fallacy. B) False causation. C) Appeal to nature. D) Hasty generalization / over generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False dichotomy / Black and white fallacy. 21. I support Kanye West for president. He needs a W after his wife left him. A) False dichotomy. B) Appeal to pity. C) Hasty generalization. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to pity. 22. This is a logical fallacy because it doesn't offer any real support for a conclusion; it's more like going in a circle without reaching a new or valid point. A) Bandwagon appeal. B) Circular reasoning. C) Juxtaposition. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 23. Give an example of a straw man fallacy. A) Ignoring the opponent's argument completely. B) Agreeing with the opponent's argument. C) Exaggerating the opponent's argument to make it easier to attack. D) Misrepresenting the opponent's argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerating the opponent's argument to make it easier to attack. 24. What type of logical fallacy is present in this argument:'You should not listen to his opinion on climate change because he is not a scientist.' A) Ad Hominem. B) Straw Man. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad Hominem. 25. There is a lot of commotion regarding saving the environment. We cannot make this world an Eden. What will happen if it does become Eden? Adam and Eve got bored there! A) Red herring. B) Moral equivalence. C) Non sequitur. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red herring. 26. What is an ad hominem attack? A) An attack on the argument. B) An attack on the evidence. C) An attack on the person or the character of the person. D) An attack on the idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An attack on the person or the character of the person. 27. Attempting to reference someone well-known as a way to build credibility when they are not an expert in the subject A) Appeal to Emotion. B) Anecdotal Fallacy. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Authority. 28. What is the name of the fallacy in question 1 about cereal? A) Appeal to Authority. B) Bandwagon. C) Strawman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Authority. 29. A hasty generalization is ..... A) The same as a stereotype. B) Sweeping statements based on too little or biased evidence. C) A statement that refers to something that is false or untrue. D) A comparison of minor misdeeds with major atrocities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweeping statements based on too little or biased evidence. 30. Which fallacy is being used here? "Nearly 85% of Americans support school choice, so it must be the best option we have for the future of our education system." A) Begging the Question. B) Bandwagon. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesLogical Fallacies Quiz 1Logical Fallacies Quiz 2Logical Fallacies Quiz 3Logical Fallacies Quiz 4Logical Fallacies Quiz 5Logical Fallacies Quiz 6Logical Fallacies Quiz 7Logical Fallacies Quiz 8Logical Fallacies Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books