Logical Fallacies Quiz 37 (30 MCQs)

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1. Who loves cats the most?
2. Who was Aristotle?
3. Why is this a logical fallacy? "If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck."
4. Assumes since A happened before B, A must have caused B.
5. Occurs when a sample is not significant enough to support a generalization about population
6. I need an iphone because people judge me if my text messages aren't blue. Green messages aren't cool.
7. During a debate, Squidward tries to distract everyone by talking about his clarinet skills instead of addressing the issue at hand. What tactic is Squidward using?
8. In a group study session, Willa argues that we should believe in the existence of unicorns because her favorite pop singer, who is not a biologist or scientist, said they exist. Which fallacy is Willa using?
9. How does ad hominem fallacy affect the credibility of an argument?
10. Incorrect assumption that one event lead to another event
11. Dr. McKenzie said all kids can fly, so it must be true!
12. Imagine you're in a debate club, and you hear this argument. Which one screams 'Slippery Slope fallacy' to you?
13. Which fallacy does this example follow: "My opponent suggests that lowering taxes will be a good idea, this is coming from a woman to eats a pint of Ben and Jerry's each night!"
14. A logical fallacy where information is presented to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.
15. Imagine Aria and Daniel are having a debate. Aria says, "People who think we should save the rainforest just want to shut down all industries and destroy jobs." What kind of argument is Aria making?
16. All four year olds talk too much.
17. Bart thinking that the lizards are birds because they came from a egg and a nest is a .....
18. Girl:" I'm worried that my friend is mad at me."Friend: "I wonder what you call a male lady bug?"
19. What logical fallacy is demonstrated when a politician avoids answering a question about tax reform by talking extensively about their childhood and personal achievements?
20. What is tu quoque?
21. Which logical fallacy involves presenting only two options when more exist?
22. And we've heard some horror stories during the course of this debate. There's the young father I met in Colorado-his child was diagnosed with severe hemophilia the day after he was born. And they had insurance, but there was a cap on their coverage .....
23. I was driving in New York and another car cut in front of me. I now believe that everyone in New York is bad at driving.
24. Oversimplification of an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack
25. What is ad hominem fallacy?
26. What is reason?
27. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? I ate sushi water and now I am sick, so the sushi must have made me sick.
28. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone avoided having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser?
29. Either you can save your money to buy a new car for yourself, or you can just take an Uber around for the rest of your life.
30. A misrepresentation/distorted version of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against