This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. States that a casual chain of events will result in an unlikely or extreme outcome. A) Slippery slope. B) False analogy. C) Ad populum. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery slope. 2. An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions. 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. 3. BONUS:Saying that a compromise between two extremes is the truth A) Personal Incredulity. B) Middle Ground. C) Anecdotal. D) Loaded Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Ground. 4. Sandra is an angel from heaven. She gave me a free lunch today. A) Tu Quoque. B) Weak analogy. C) Bandwagon. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak analogy. 5. Kelly is the most selfish, annoying person that I know. She says that we should recycle to help save the Earth, but she only thinks about herself, so she must be wrong. A) Personal Attack. B) Appeal to Fear. C) False Dilemma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Attack. 6. That parking attendant who gave me a ticket is as bad as Hitler. A) Straw Man. B) Red Herring. C) Moral Equivalence. D) Circular Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral Equivalence. 7. A girl tells her boyfriend she'd prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza. A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) False Analogy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw Man. 8. Which logical fallacy involves a distraction from the argument typically by bringing up a different issue? A) Red Herring. B) Ad hominem. C) False Analogy. D) Non-Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 9. When something is written as a fact, it means A) It is always true. B) It may or may not be true but it has to be something that can be tested or verified. C) It might me true and there is no way to verify. D) It is someone's important opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It may or may not be true but it has to be something that can be tested or verified. 10. Which fallacy is being used here? "If we let the government regulate guns, they'll soon be regulating our marriages, our bank accounts, our pets. Who knows where this will go?" A) False Cause. B) Slippery Slope. C) Straw Man. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 11. What is the name of the logical fallacy that appeals to listeners' fears by proposing a dramatic and unlikely chain of events? A) Slippery Slope. B) Ad Hominem. C) False Causality. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 12. Billy- "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby- "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. '' A) Ad hominem. B) Categorical Claim. C) Exaggeration. D) Stereotyping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 13. Using emotionally charged words to manipulate the audience is called ..... A) Loaded Language. B) Strawman. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded Language. 14. The red bicycle is red. A) Circular logic. B) Red herring. C) Either/or. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular logic. 15. Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice A) Ad Hominem. B) Appeal to Nature. C) Bandwagon. D) Circular Reasoning. E) Guilt by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 16. Which logical fallacy is presented?"Birds can fly. Therefore, penguins must be able to fly, too." A) Hasty Generalization. B) Post Hoc. C) Accident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accident. 17. A personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent A) Ad hominem. B) Appeal to ignorance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 18. Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event A) Hasty generalization. B) Slippery slope. C) Faulty causality. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faulty causality. 19. If you do not complete all assignments in this class, then you will fail and not graduate. A) Slippery Slope. B) Red Herring. C) Straw Man. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 20. If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and your GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up homeless. A) Circular reasoning. B) Ad hominem. C) Slippery slope. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery slope. 21. This fallacy draws a big conclusion (stereotype) from a small body of evidence (1 or 2 experiences) A) Hasty Generalization. B) Slippery Slope. C) Bandwagon. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 22. Sure, we haven't given raises to our employees in more than ten years. However, we do pride ourselves on providing customer service in over seven different languages. A) Red Herring. B) Appeal to Nature. C) Bandwagon. D) Circular Reasoning. E) Guilt by Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 23. Mike:It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse, why on earth would you have done that?Ken:But what is morality exactly?Mike:It's a code of conduct shared by cultures.Ken:But who creates this code? ..... A) Ad hominem. B) Red herring. C) Band wagon. D) Faulty analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red herring. 24. You need to go to the party with me, otherwise you'll just be bored at home. A) Hasty generalization. B) Post hoc. C) False dichotomy. D) Appeal to ignorance. E) Tu quoque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False dichotomy. 25. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:Pamela is the class secretary. She says that she thinks that the class should do more service projects. Mark says he can't believe that Pamela doesn't support the annual school dance. A) Straw Man Fallacy. B) False Cause Fallacy. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Band Wagon Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man Fallacy. ← 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