Logical Fallacies Quiz 38 (30 MCQs)

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1. What is the effect of using logical fallacies in conversations?
2. A teacher tells a student, "You must be wrong because I have been teaching for 20 years."
3. Changing or exaggerating an opponent's position to make it easier to refute.
4. Bill says Jenny would make a good class president, but Bill makes bad grades, so we shouldn't vote for Jenny.
5. I am the best candidate for mayor. Stranger Things is my favorite show. I am the best candidate.
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?
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."
8. An interruption between the initial idea and the conclusion.
9. What would best define a Slippery Slope Fallacy?
10. What is the term for diverting attention away from the issue at hand?
11. "Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
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!
13. Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.
14. You are either a book worm, or you love to make TikTok videos.
15. "You can't go to that concert-concerts are just full of loud, obnoxious people who don't know how to behave."
16. What logical fallacy presents an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information?
17. Applying knowledge of fallacies, which statement below correctly applies the concept 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."
19. Let's dive into a brain teaser! Can you spot the Post Hoc fallacy in the options below?
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.
21. When someone says that what is true of something as a whole must also be true of each of its parts.
22. A student says, "I always study before tests, and I passed my last three exams. Studying must be the only reason I pass."
23. Which of the following fallacies involves misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack?
24. Identify the logical fallacy: "Audiences agree. The Hunger Games is the must-see movie of the year!"
25. You are a good person or a bad person; there is no in between.
26. Logical fallacies can be identified because they:
27. You can pursue your dream job, or you can be miserable for the rest of your life.
28. Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense.
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).
30. Identify the logical fallacy: "Two of my cousins are only children and they're spoiled rotten. All only children are like that."