This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can one identify a hasty generalization in an argument? A) Counting only the positive examples and ignoring the negative ones. B) Using strong and convincing evidence to support the conclusion. C) Drawing conclusions based on a large and diverse sample. D) Look for conclusions drawn from limited or biased evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look for conclusions drawn from limited or biased evidence. 2. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone said that if we allow A to happen, then Z will eventually happen too, therefore A should not happen? A) Burden of proof. B) Begging the question. C) Ad hominem. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery slope. 3. Which is the definition of band wagon appeal? A) An argument where someone includes the conclusion as part of their reasoning. B) When someone takes an argument and misrepresents it so it's easier to attack. C) When someone incorrectly identifies the cause of something; correlation does not equal causation. D) An argument that convinces by arguing that something is right or wrong based on its popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An argument that convinces by arguing that something is right or wrong based on its popularity. 4. What logical fallacy is an incorrect assumption that one event caused another? A) Hasty generalization. B) Slippery slope. C) Red herring. D) Faulty causality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faulty causality. 5. They cannot take her to jail even if she did rob the bank and take millions of pesos ..... She is already too old and weak to be locked up. A) Slippery Slope. B) Ad Hominem. C) Appeal to Emotion. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Emotion. 6. An attempt to add strength to an argument by refereeing to respected sources A) Band Wagon. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Appeals to Authority. D) Tu Quoque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeals to Authority. 7. Differentiating between a red herring and a strawman fallacy involves understanding that: A) A red herring diverts the argument, while a strawman misrepresents it. B) A strawman attacks the person, while a red herring focuses on the argument. C) A red herring exaggerates the argument, while a strawman minimizes it. D) A strawman introduces irrelevant details, while a red herring focuses on the main issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A red herring diverts the argument, while a strawman misrepresents it. 8. Why is it important to recognize logical fallacies? A) So you can win every argument. B) To avoid being tricked by weak or unfair arguments. C) Because they make you sound smarter. D) To help you find the fastest way to solve problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To avoid being tricked by weak or unfair arguments. 9. Wheaties is the breakfast of champions. Even Michael Jordan eats it! A) Appeal to authority. B) Appeal to pity. C) Slippery slope. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to authority. 10. Kevin's grandparents do not know how to use a computer. Kevin thinks that all older people must be computer illiterate. A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty generalization. C) Red herring. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 11. Which of the following is the best definition for post hoc? A) Person A makes claim X, Person B makes an attack on Person A, Therefore A's claim is false. B) When someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions. C) When Y is presented to produce fear, so claim X is true. D) A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B. E) Event A has occurred, so event Z will inevitably happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A occurs before B, therefore A is the cause of B. 12. In a discussion about a popular singer's talent, someone claims that anyone who disagrees is just jealous because they can't sing as well. Which logical fallacy is being used? A) Hasty Generalization. B) Loaded Language. C) Ad Hominem. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Hominem. 13. Definition:suggesting A caused B because A happened before B A) Post hoc fallacy. B) Either/or fallacy. C) Faulty analogy. D) Trick question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post hoc fallacy. 14. You should buy one. Our whole class has one, except for you. A) Loaded language. B) Slippery slope. C) Categorical claim. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 15. Occurs when something is instantly concluded to be true just because it is proven to be false, and vice versa A) FALSE DILEMMA. B) POST HOC. C) APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. 16. "You shouldn't take up art as a hobby. Only kids who don't care about academics waste their time on that." A) Sweeping Generalization. B) Straw Man. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweeping Generalization. 17. Filthy and polluting coal should be banned. A) Begging the Claim. B) Circular Argument. C) Ad populum/Bandwagon Appeal. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begging the Claim. 18. If we give in every time our baby cries, he will always pitch a fit to get what he wants, and he will end up in prison because we never set limits. A) Red Herring. B) Slippery Slope. C) Sweeping Generalization. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 19. The distortion of an opponent's claim so that it is easier to refute, or where someone tries to refute a point someone made by giving a rebuttal to a point they did not make. A) Straw Man. B) Slippery Slope. C) False Analogy. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 20. We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Red Herring. C) Straw Man. D) Faulty Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 21. People who do not support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor. A) Straw Man. B) False Analogy. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 22. My professor, who has a Ph.D. in Astronomy, once told me that ghosts are real. Therefore, ghosts are real. A) Slippery slope. B) Appeal to false authority. C) Ad hominem. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to false authority. 23. Attempts to persuade using emotion rather than evidence. Playing on the pity that someone feels for an individual or group can certainly affect what that person thinks.The argument that because someone in a position of authority thinks something, it must be true. A) Bandwagon. B) Appeal to Emotion. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Emotion. 24. The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way A) Reason. B) Philosophies. C) Natural rights. D) Contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason. 25. What is the best way to rewrite a logical fallacy so that it provides logicalreasoning? A) Add evidence that focuses on emotions to make the argument more relatable. B) Replace exaggerated or distracting language with evidence that supports theclaim. C) Focus on criticizing the opponent's main argument to distract from your ownreasoning. D) Compare different topics to add detail to make it more convincing for theaudience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace exaggerated or distracting language with evidence that supports theclaim. ← 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