This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following fallacies involves suggesting that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second? A) Weak Analogy. B) False Dilemma. C) Appeal to Pity. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post Hoc. 2. What is a straw man fallacy? A) A type of scarecrow. B) A distraction from the main issue. C) A distortion of an argument. D) A judgement reached from evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A distortion of an argument. 3. One of the most common fallacies used in advertising. Celebrities and doctors are used as people with opinions that should be trusted.Just because somebody "famous" or a "doctor" has an opinion, that doesn't make it true. A) Non-Sequitur. B) Either/Or (False Dichotomy). C) Appeal to Authority. D) Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagon). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Authority. 4. "I've been using the Turbo Towel for years and I love it!" -Marie K. (Real Turbo Towel User) A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Testimonial. D) Either-or. E) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 5. Identify the logical fallacy: "She's not popular because most people don't like her." A) Bandwagon. B) Ad Hominem. C) Begging the Question. D) Tu Quoque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begging the Question. 6. "I sneezed exactly at the same time the power went off. My sneeze must've done something to make the power go off. " A) Post Hoc. B) Red Herring. C) Appeals to False Authority. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post Hoc. 7. You must obey the law, because it's illegal to break the law. A) False analogy. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 8. An attack of a person's character, rather than the facts. A) Slippery Slope. B) Bandwagon. C) Ad Hominem. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 9. Using loaded language to push ideas instead of proving them. A) Appeal to authority. B) Begging the claim. C) Red herring. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the claim. 10. Would you rather be stuck in your boring job forever or pursue your passion? A) False dilemma. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False dilemma. 11. This store doesn't care about its customers. Stores have to have customers to stay in business. This store will be shutting down any day! A) Circular Reasoning. B) Either/Or. C) Slippery Slope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery Slope. 12. An attempt to explain a relationship by comparing one idea or situation to another as though they are similar when upon closer inspection are not A) Bandwagon. B) Faulty Analogy. C) Slippery Slope. D) Non Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faulty Analogy. 13. "The rooster crows always before the sun rises, therefore the crowing rooster causes the sun to rise." A) Bandwagon. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Hominem. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post Hoc. 14. Assumes that a proposed step will set off a chain of uncontrollable events. A) Slippery slope. B) Begging the question/circular reasoning. C) Either or fallacy otherwise called false dilemma. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery slope. 15. Any argument of the form:If A is true then B is true; If A is not true then B is not true. A) INCONSISTENCY. B) AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT. C) IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT. 16. The problem with fake news is that so much of the news is fake. A) False dilemma. B) Circular reasoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 17. What logical fallacy is presented:"You don't even belong to a church. How can you claim to be a Christian?" A) Ad Hominem. B) Red Herring. C) Ad Populum. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad Hominem. 18. It appeals to the popularity the more popular the more valid it is A) Slippery Slope. B) Strawman. C) Band Wagon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 19. Because doctors smoke it must be a healthy choice. A) Hasty generalization. B) Moral equivalence. C) Straw man. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral equivalence. 20. Identify the example of post hoc reasoning. A) "I wore my lucky socks, and we won the game.". B) "We won the game because of our teamwork.". C) "Our training paid off, leading to a win.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I wore my lucky socks, and we won the game.". 21. A man walks through a town for the first time and sees 10 people. All of those people are children, and so the man concludes that all of the town's residents are children. A) Straw Man. B) Slippery Slope. C) Hasty generalization. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 22. Lisa argues, "There's no evidence that unicorns don't exist, so they must be real!" Which fallacy does this represent? A) Hasty Generalization. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Argument from Ignorance. D) Bandwagon Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument from Ignorance. 23. "People nowadays only vote with their emotions instead of their brains." A) Red Herring Fallacy. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Circular Argument. D) Slippery Slope Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty Generalization. 24. Which logical fallacy is committed with this statement?My dog is my favorite in the whole world, that's why I'm joining the army. A) Non Sequitur. B) Ad Misericordiam. C) Post Hoc. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non Sequitur. 25. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna. A) Straw Man Fallacy. B) Band Wagon Appeal. C) False Cause Fallacy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular Reasoning. ← 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