This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the effect of using logical fallacies in conversations? A) They affect how we perceive the world. B) They always lead to a positive outcome. C) They make arguments more credible. D) They simplify complex issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They affect how we perceive the world. 2. A teacher tells a student, "You must be wrong because I have been teaching for 20 years." A) Appeal to Authority. B) Straw Man. C) Red Herring. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Authority. 3. Changing or exaggerating an opponent's position to make it easier to refute. A) Ad Hominem. B) Straw Man. C) Genetic Argument. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw Man. 4. Bill says Jenny would make a good class president, but Bill makes bad grades, so we shouldn't vote for Jenny. A) Stereotype. B) False Dilemma. C) Personal Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal Attack. 5. I am the best candidate for mayor. Stranger Things is my favorite show. I am the best candidate. A) Red herring. B) Strawman. C) Ad hominem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red herring. 6. A student tries sushi for the first time and says, "Sushi is gross! Everyone who eats it thinks it's bad." What is the fallacy in this statement? A) It assumes all sushi is bad based on one experience. B) It claims that everyone has the same opinion. C) It uses personal experience as evidence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Which logical fallacy is presented?"Susan failed Biology 101. Herman failed Biology 101. Egbert failed Biology 101. I therefore conclude that most students who take Biology 101 will fail it." A) Hasty Generalization. B) Post Hoc. C) Accident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 8. An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion. A) Red herring. B) Ad hominem. C) Non sequitur. D) Bandwagon fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non sequitur. 9. What would best define a Slippery Slope Fallacy? A) If A took place then B and C wouldn't happen. B) If A took place E would happen. C) If A took place B would happen and eventually C would happen too, therefore we should not let A happen. D) Why should we not let B and C happen but let E happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If A took place B would happen and eventually C would happen too, therefore we should not let A happen. 10. What is the term for diverting attention away from the issue at hand? A) Red Herring. B) Blue Whale. C) Green Light. D) Yellow Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 11. "Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!" A) Converse accident. B) Ad populum. C) Ad baculum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad populum. 12. Teacher:Did you finish your homework?Student:I was working on it, but the game came on. Did you see that three pointer that Adams made last second? When I become a famous basketball star, I'll give you a shout out! A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Testimonial. D) Either-or. E) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Red Herring. 13. Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it. A) Red Herring. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Straw Man. D) False Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straw Man. 14. You are either a book worm, or you love to make TikTok videos. A) Either/Or Fallacy. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either/Or Fallacy. 15. "You can't go to that concert-concerts are just full of loud, obnoxious people who don't know how to behave." A) Circular Reasoning. B) Loaded Language. C) Begging the question. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loaded Language. 16. What logical fallacy presents an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information? A) Scare tactics. B) Loaded language. C) Appeal to false authority. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to false authority. 17. Applying knowledge of fallacies, which statement below correctly applies the concept of slippery slope? A) "Allowing students to submit assignments late will eventually lead to no one respecting deadlines.". B) "If we don't stop eating meat, the world will run out of water.". C) "People who don't vote have no right to complain about government policies.". D) A) and B) are correct applications of slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) and B) are correct applications of slippery slope. 18. "If we ban one violent video game, all video games will eventually be banned, and our freedom of speech will be taken away." A) Sweeping Generalization. B) Red Herring. C) Loaded Language. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery Slope. 19. Let's dive into a brain teaser! Can you spot the Post Hoc fallacy in the options below? A) "After the new mayor took office, crime rates dropped, so the new mayor is responsible for the reduction in crime.". B) "You can't trust his argument; he's been wrong before.". C) "Everyone is doing it, so it must be a good thing.". D) "If we don't ban plastic bags, we'll end up destroying the planet.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "After the new mayor took office, crime rates dropped, so the new mayor is responsible for the reduction in crime.". 20. With a ..... , the arguer claims a specific series of events will follow one starting point, typically with no supporting evidence for this chain of events. A) Bandwagonfallacy. B) Slippery slopefallacyTagsE1.8G. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery slopefallacyTagsE1.8G. 21. When someone says that what is true of something as a whole must also be true of each of its parts. A) Genetic Fallacy. B) Tu Quoque. C) Fallacy of Composition. D) Fallacy of Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fallacy of Division. 22. A student says, "I always study before tests, and I passed my last three exams. Studying must be the only reason I pass." A) Ad Hominem. B) False Dilemma. C) Post Hoc. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post Hoc. 23. Which of the following fallacies involves misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack? A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 24. Identify the logical fallacy: "Audiences agree. The Hunger Games is the must-see movie of the year!" A) Appeal to Authority. B) Tu Quoque. C) Hasty or unwarranted generalization. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 25. You are a good person or a bad person; there is no in between. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Either/Or Fallacy. C) Straw Man Fallacy. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either/Or Fallacy. 26. Logical fallacies can be identified because they: A) Provide strong evidence for their claim. B) Are always true statements. C) Lack evidence that supports their claim. D) Make the argument more logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack evidence that supports their claim. 27. You can pursue your dream job, or you can be miserable for the rest of your life. A) Slippery slope. B) Faulty analogy. C) Either/or fallacy. D) Argument to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either/or fallacy. 28. Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense. A) This is an example of APPEAL TO EMOTION. B) This is an example of AD HOMINEM. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is an example of AD HOMINEM. 29. This type of reasoning makes the mistake of falsely presenting the audience with only two choices/sides (one choice is obviously worse than the other). A) Circular Reasoning. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Straw Man Fallacy. D) Either/Or Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either/Or Fallacy. 30. Identify the logical fallacy: "Two of my cousins are only children and they're spoiled rotten. All only children are like that." A) Post hoc. B) Oversimplification. C) Straw Man. D) Hasty or Unwarranted Generalization. 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