This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which fallacy involves making an argument based on an unrelated point rather than addressing the topic at hand? A) Loaded language. B) Circular reasoning. C) Red herring. D) Sweeping generalizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red herring. 2. Arguing in a circle; assuming something and then using that assumption to support your idea A) Appeal to Emotion. B) Anecdotal Fallacy. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Begging the Question. 3. The belief or suggestion that something natural is always better than unnatural. A) Circular reasoning. B) Bandwagon fallacy. C) Red herring. D) Appeal to nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appeal to nature. 4. Which fallacy is used to deliberately divert the focus of an argument? A) Ad populum. B) Red herring. C) Slippery slope. D) Hasty generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red herring. 5. Which logical fallacy is described as assuming one small action will lead to a catastrophic outcome? A) Slippery Slope Fallacy. B) False Dichotomy Fallacy. C) Cause-and-Effect Fallacy. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope Fallacy. 6. "I know the exam is graded based on performance, but you should give me an A. My cat has been sick, my car broke down, and I've had a cold, so it was really hard for me to study!" Demanded Aun. A) Appeal to Authority. B) Either/Or. C) Appeal to Pity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Pity. 7. An ad hominem attack A) Is a very effective debate strategy. B) Is always against a popular idea. C) Goes after a person's argument. D) Is an attack on the person, not the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is an attack on the person, not the argument. 8. When Squidward argues with Spongebob, what makes Squidward's straw man fallacy easy to attack? A) It is based on personal attacks. B) It is an exaggeration, not based in reality. C) It assumes popularity equals truth. D) It changes the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an exaggeration, not based in reality. 9. When someone assumes an answer to a hidden question. A) Tu Quoque. B) Appeal to the People. C) Loaded Question. D) Equivocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loaded Question. 10. Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to disprove or dismiss A) False Cause. B) Straw Man. C) Slippery Slope. D) Black or White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw Man. 11. What does a straw man argument involve? A) Using the conclusion of an argument as its premise. B) Misrepresenting or oversimplifying an opponent's argument to make it easier to refute. C) Assuming causation because of sequence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misrepresenting or oversimplifying an opponent's argument to make it easier to refute. 12. During a debate, Squidward criticizes Spongebob's character instead of addressing his argument. What type of fallacy is this? A) Attacking the person instead of the argument. B) Exaggerating the opponent's argument. C) Assuming something is true because it's popular. D) Changing the subject to an easier topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attacking the person instead of the argument. 13. A teacher asks, "Why are you complaining about the amount of homework when there are students in other schools who have even more assignments?" A) Ad Hominem. B) Red Herring. C) False Dilemma. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Herring. 14. I went to New York and a group of locals made fun of my outfit. New Yorkers are all bullies. A) Hasty generalization. B) Scare tactic. C) False dichotomy. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty generalization. 15. What does an Ad Hominem Fallacy involve? A) Attacking the argument's logic. B) Attacking the person instead of the argument. C) Supporting the argument with evidence. D) Ignoring the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacking the person instead of the argument. 16. How does a straw man argument mislead the audience? A) By distorting the original stance to create an easier target. B) By providing strong evidence for the argument. C) By focusing on the individual's character. D) By assuming a logical progression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By distorting the original stance to create an easier target. 17. In advertising, what is it called when a product is claimed to be the best because 'everyone is using it'? A) Bandwagon. B) Appeal to Authority. C) Red Herring. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 18. Definition:an argument that suggests a minor action will lead to major, often ridiculous, consequences A) Faulty analogy. B) Post hoc fallacy. C) Red herring. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery slope. 19. Dismissing someone's viewpoint on an issue because they are also inconsistent on that issue. A) Ad Hominem. B) Tu Quoque. C) Genetic Fallacy. D) Appeal to the People. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tu Quoque. 20. "If we force public elementary school pupils to wear uniforms, eventually we will require middle school students to wear uniforms. If we require middle school students to wear uniforms, high school requirements aren't far off. Eventually, even college students who attend state-funded, public universities will be forced to wear uniforms." A) Slippery Slope. B) Begging the Question. C) False Analogy. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 21. It is a prudent or sound judgement used to validate if a thing is valid or not. A) Common Sense. B) Knowledge. C) Opinion. D) Fallacy. E) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common Sense. 22. Which type of logical fallacy is presented?"Wikipedia is seldom wrong:it would not be a reliable source if it contained many errors." A) Appeal to Consequences. B) Attacking the Person. C) False Dichotomy. D) Complex Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to Consequences. 23. "Yes, I didn't finish my homework on time, but look at how well I did on my last test!" A) Circular Reasoning. B) Bandwagon. C) Red Herring. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Herring. 24. "I don't want Coke to drink right now.""You're a Pepsi lover?" A) Ad populum. B) Strawman. C) Circular reasoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strawman. 25. Which logical fallacy involves misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack? A) Red herring fallacy. B) Ad hominem fallacy. C) Straw man fallacy. D) Slippery slope fallacy. 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