This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great." A) Non sequitur. B) False causation. C) Red herring. D) Hasty generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasty generalization. 2. These are based on one's belief. A) Opinion. B) Common Sense. C) Fallacy. D) Knowledge. E) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 3. My grandmother ate burgers and French fries every day, and she lived to be 98 years old. Burgers and fries are healthy food for everyone. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Either/Or Fallacy. C) Circular reasoning. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 4. "Many scientists believe that climate change is happening and is caused by humans, but there are those who disagree and think it's a hoax. So we don't really know and it's reasonable to believe either way." What logical fallacy is this an example of? A) Red herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Either/or. D) Moral equivalence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moral equivalence. 5. The Bee Movie is the best movie because it is awesome! A) Hasty Generalization. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Either/Or Fallacy. D) Straw Man Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular Reasoning. 6. Using logic is important because it is important to use logic. A) Red herring. B) Ad hominem. C) Circular reasoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular reasoning. 7. Spongebob argues that if we allow Krabby Patty customers to request free refills, it will lead to a situation where no one pays for their meals, eventually resulting in chaos at the Krusty Krab. What type of logical fallacy is shown? A) Red herring. B) Strawman. C) Slippery slope. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery slope. 8. Occurs when the element of pity is used instead of logical reasoning is used to argue A) APPEAL TO PITY. B) APPEAL TO FORCE. C) APPEAL TO CONSEQUENCES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) APPEAL TO FORCE. 9. What is "Begging the Question" ? A) An argument that assumes the premise of the claim is true. B) An argument that provides evidence for the claim. C) An argument that refutes the claim. D) An argument that ignores the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument that assumes the premise of the claim is true. 10. "You only want to take a gap year because you're lazy and don't want to put in the effort for college." A) Straw Man. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Bandwagon. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 11. As an NBA star my teammates always ask me, "Westbrook, how do you keep your teeth so shiny?" and I make sure to tell them about my favorite toothpaste, Colgate! A) Hasty Generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Testimonial. D) Either-or. E) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testimonial. 12. Identify the logical fallacy of this argument:Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Straw Man Fallacy. C) Band Wagon Appeal. D) False Cause Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw Man Fallacy. 13. People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns. A) Ad hominem. B) Either-or fallacy. C) Hasty generalization. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 14. Making a general statement that all teenagers love video games is an example of a ..... A) Red Herring. B) Loaded Language. C) Strawman. D) Sweeping Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweeping Generalization. 15. This rhetorical device contrasts things to show how unique or opposite they are to make a point A) Bandwagon. B) Juxtaposition. C) Circular reasoning. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 16. I ate some Doritos before the race, and then I won the race. Doritos help me run fast A) Strawman. B) False Causality. C) Over Generalization. D) Self Contradiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Causality. 17. Identify the logical fallacy in this argument:the earth is flat because I see a straight line when I look at the horizon. A) Slippery Slope. B) Begging the Questions. C) Post Hoc. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the Questions. 18. It is something which we deem to understand or grasp fully. A) Opinion. B) Truth. C) Fallacy. D) Common Sense. E) Knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Knowledge. 19. Arguments urging you to follow the same path everyone else is taking A) The fallacy fallacy. B) Bandwagon. C) Tu quoque. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 20. Presenting the information on one side only A) Equivocation. B) Non sequitur. C) Diversion. D) Card stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Card stacking. 21. Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year so it must be the best soft drink in the world. A) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. B) Post Hoc. C) Either/ Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. 22. "We should abolish the death penalty. Many respected people, such as Imran Kader, have publicly stated their opposition to it." A) Appeal to Pity. B) Appeal to Authority. C) Bandwagon (Ad Populum). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Authority. 23. "I deserve a second chance to submit my assignment. This past week was so busy for me. I had football practice late every night, I had tons of homework in all my other classes, and my girlfriend and I just broke up." A) False Analogy. B) Appeal to Emotion. C) Bandwagon. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Emotion. 24. After Jerry said that we should put more money into education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Jerry hates our country so much. A) Ad hominem. B) Red herring. C) Straw man. D) Appeal to pity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straw man. 25. Smoking cigarettes is just like ingesting arsenic into your system; both have been shown to be causally related to death. If you wouldn't want to take a spoonful of arsenic, I would think that you wouldn't want to continue smoking. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Faulty Analogy. C) Straw Man. D) Red herring. 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