This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using a double standard or arguing for an unjustified exception to the rule. A) Genetic Fallacy. B) Tu Quoque. C) Special Pleading. D) Fallacy of Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Special Pleading. 2. Which fallacy involves making a conclusion with insufficient evidence? A) Ad hominem. B) Hasty generalization. C) False analogy. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 3. Which statement best demonstrates the bandwagon fallacy? A) All my friends are going to the concert, so I have to go too. B) You should try a different study method if your grades aren't improving. C) The fastest way to get to the mall is by taking the bus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All my friends are going to the concert, so I have to go too. 4. Come on! Everyone else thinks the movie is great-you should too! A) Circular Argument. B) Slippery Slope. C) Bandwagoning. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagoning. 5. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:McDonald's has sold billions of burgers so they must have the best burgers on the planet. A) False Cause Fallacy. B) Band Wagon Appeal. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Band Wagon Appeal. 6. This type of fallacy does not offer a valid reason to support a claim. It just repeats the claim in slightly different wording. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Either/Or Fallacy. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Reasoning. 7. Why are logical fallacies considered hidden traps in arguments? A) They undermine arguments and mislead audiences. B) They always lead to winning debates. C) They are easy to identify and avoid. D) They strengthen the argument's validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They undermine arguments and mislead audiences. 8. What is the hasty generalization 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) Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. 9. The Senator thinks we can solve all our ecological problems by driving a PriusQuite the contrary, the Senator thinks the environment is such a wreck that no one's car choice or driving habits would make the slightest difference A) False Dilemma. B) Strawman. C) Ad Hominem. D) Slippery Slope. E) Appeal to Ignorance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strawman. 10. What type of logical fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself? A) Ad hominem. B) Circular Reasoning. C) False Analogy. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad hominem. 11. The news is fake because so much of the news is fake. A) Ad hominem. B) Moral equivalence. C) Non sequitur. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular reasoning. 12. This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts. A) Straw Man Fallacy. B) Either/Or Fallacy. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty Generalization. 13. "Many people buy extended warranties; therefore, it is wise to buy them." A) False Dichotomy. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Bandwagon. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 14. Occurs when someone tries to refute an argument by attacking the character of a person instead of attacking the ideas of the argument A) BANDWAGON. B) APPEAL TO FORCE. C) ATTACKING THE PERSON. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ATTACKING THE PERSON. 15. What fallacy is based on the assumption that popularity equals truth? A) Straw figure fallacy. B) Bandwagon fallacy. C) Appeal to authority fallacy. D) Ad hominem fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon fallacy. 16. "The two books I read this year were not interesting. All books are just boring and a waste of time. A) Ad hominem. B) False dilemma. C) Hasty generalization. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 17. Why is this a logical fallacy? "Annie must like Starbucks because all white girls like Starbucks." A) It changes the argument. B) It stereotypes. C) It connects two unrelated things. D) It reduces the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It stereotypes. 18. Which of the following fallacies involves making unsupported assumptions about a logical conclusion of why something happened? A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post Hoc. 19. A tactic that is used to distract from an argument by avoiding key issues or ignoring opposing views A) Non sequitur. B) Ad hominem. C) False analogy. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red herring. 20. Identify the rhetorical device used in this sentence:'The pen is mightier than the sword.' A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 21. Which of these statements is an epic example of overstatement? A) "If we don't stop using cars right this second, the Earth will turn into a giant fireball in just 10 years!". B) "Eat just one candy bar and you're doomed to a lifetime of health nightmares.". C) "Make one tiny mistake on a first impression and you're basically invisible forever.". D) All of these are over-the-top. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are over-the-top. 22. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that because a claim is widely accepted or believed, it must be true? A) Appeal to popularity. B) Appeal to authority. C) Strawman. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to popularity. 23. A parent tells the teacher, "Either you pass my child, or you're proving that you don't care about students." A) False Dilemma. B) Straw Man. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 24. What is the term for a fallacy that presents only two options when more exist? A) False Dilemma. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Post Hoc. D) Non-Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 25. Definition:a weak or silly comparison that compares two things that are not equal A) Faulty analogy. B) Either/or fallacy. C) Post hoc fallacy. D) Argument to the people. 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