This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Presents only two choices when more options exist A) False cause/post hoc. B) False Dichotomy. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Dichotomy. 2. Applying a general rule to a specific instance without proper evidence A) Circular Reasoning. B) Anecdote. C) Loaded Language. D) Stereotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stereotype. 3. Identify the fallacy:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they'll expect to redo every test and exam.' A) Slippery Slope. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 4. "Either you love me or you hate me." A) Ad Hominem. B) Strawman Argument. C) Appeal to Ignorance. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False Dilemma. 5. ..... 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. A) Appeal to common belief. B) Argument by emotive language. C) Appeal to anonymous authority. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to common belief. 6. These statements use fear rather than logic, evidence, or reason to argue a point. A) Post Hoc. B) Ad Baculum. C) Straw man. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad Baculum. 7. An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an: A) Texas Sharpshooter. B) False Dilemma. C) Straw Man. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad Hominem. 8. 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? A) Middle ground. B) The gambler's fallacy. C) Burden of proof. D) Loaded question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loaded question. 9. "I should receive an 'A' in this class. I had a tough week!" Hadi begged A) Appeal to Pity. B) Appeal to Authority. C) Ad Populum (Bandwagon). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Pity. 10. Everyone knows that teenagers are lazy A) Ad Hominem. B) Band Wagon. C) Appeals to Emotion. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasty Generalization. 11. Which is an example of Ad Populum?Global warming must be a hoax ..... A) Because it sounds too complicated. B) Because so many people say they doubt it is true. C) Because the newer theory makes more sense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because so many people say they doubt it is true. 12. What logical fallacy uses fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood? A) Scare tactics. B) Bandwagon. C) Either/or. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scare tactics. 13. Which of the following is an appeal to authority? A) We should change the dress code because the principal said it's outdated. B) I think we need to increase security at the school to keep students safe. C) My friends and I all believe this is the best course of action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We should change the dress code because the principal said it's outdated. 14. What is the begging the question fallacy? A) Attacking a false version of someone's argument. B) Comparing two things that are not similar. C) Using language to arouse unreasoned feelings. D) Circular reasoning where the conclusion is assumed in the premise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular reasoning where the conclusion is assumed in the premise. 15. Howie is not a vegetarian and eats meat. He is as bad as people who abuse their pets. A) Circular argument. B) Moral equivalence. C) Ad hominem. D) Either/or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral equivalence. 16. "I didn't see you at the charity fundraiser today. I guess you are not a good person after all." A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) Ad Hominem. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False Dilemma. 17. Labor unions in America are just as bad as Russia under Stalin! A) Bandwagon Appeal. B) Ad Hominem. C) Moral Equivalence. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral Equivalence. 18. An inference that does not follow logically from a previous statement A) Bandwagon. B) Ad hominem. C) Straw man. D) Non-sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-sequitur. 19. An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. A) Straw man argument. B) False causation. C) Red herring. D) Hasty generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red herring. 20. Also known as bandwagon fallacy, it appeals to popularity of a practice as a way to persuade. A) Ad hominem. B) Strawman. C) Ad populum. D) False analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad populum. 21. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:It should be okay to destroy property when you are angry because angry people destroy things. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Straw Man Fallacy. C) False Cause Fallacy. D) Band Wagon Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Reasoning. 22. Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies. A) Ad hominem. B) Red Herring. C) Moral Equivalence. D) Begging the Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 23. Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument. A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) False Analogy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False Analogy. 24. 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. A) False Dilemma. B) Appeal to Fear. C) Personal Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal Attack. 25. Which of the following is an example of a bandwagon fallacy? A) "You should buy this car because it has the best safety features.". B) "Everyone is switching to this new phone, so it must be the best.". C) "If we allow students to redo assignments, they will never learn responsibility.". D) "You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Everyone is switching to this new phone, so it must be the best.". 26. Error of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it A) Bandwagon. B) Appeal to authority. C) Straw man. D) Weak analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 27. "You shouldn't buy that brand of phone-no one who's serious about technology would be caught dead with it." A) Loaded Language. B) Straw Man. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 28. Ghosts exist all right. Researchers have spent years trying to disprove their existence, they've failed every time. A) Non-sequitur. B) Appeal to authority. C) Appeal to ignorance. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to ignorance. 29. A conclusion based on insufficient, incomplete, or biased information A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty generalization. C) Circular reasoning. D) Mistaken causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 30. "You shouldn't wear those lame sneakers. Everyone who wears them is just trying too hard to look cool, but they're actually boring." A) Circular Reasoning. B) Straw Man. C) Loaded Language. D) Sweeping Generalizatin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loaded Language. ← 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