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Logical Fallacies Quiz 19 (25 MCQs)

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1. Your speech should always include a strong .....
2. Which of the following describes begging the question?
3. "All my friends are doing a low carb diet. That must be the only way to lose weight." Mentioned Murtaza
4. This fallacy attacks the person making the argument while largely ignoring his or her arguments.
5. Which of the following is an example of a straw man argument?
6. The goal of this logical fallacy is a mistake in thinking because popularity doesn't always equal right or smart
7. "If we let you skip one practice, then the whole team will stop taking it seriously."
8. What is the logical fallacy in the statement:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they will expect to redo every test and exam.'?
9. Texting and driving can kill you because texting and driving is dangerous.
10. Jack is a good athlete. Jack comes from Canada. Therefore, all Canadians are good athletes.
11. Habib didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids.
12. Ignores someone's actual argument and presents a distorted or oversimplified version instead
13. Attacking an opponent's character or their motives for believing something.
14. What effect do fallacies have on your writing?
15. A logical fallacy where someone argues that because something is popular or widely accepted, it must be good, correct, or desirable.
16. "Professor, you have to give me an A on this paper. I know I only turned in a sentence and some clip art, but you have to understand, my grandmother suddenly died while traveling in the Northern Yukon, and her funeral was there so I had to travel and all the stress caused me to become catatonic for two weeks."
17. A comparison that states since two items have one quality in common, they must also share other common qualities.
18. We cannot listen to John's opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger.
19. "Everyone at school is getting this new backpack, so you should too!"
20. Everyone wants to play soccer so we should offer it at ever school.
21. "The dinosaurs became extinct because they ate vegetables ..... " is an example of what?
22. Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it is easier to knock down
23. Phoebe's reasoning for not believing in the idea of evolution is that it is "too easy, " and she fails to give reasonable examples to support her stance.
24. When a writer or speaker uses emotion-based language to try to persuade the reader or listener of a certain belief or position.
25. What is the logical fallacy called when someone attacks the person instead of the argument?
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