This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the logical fallacy in which someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack? A) Strawman. B) False cause. C) Appeal to emotion. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strawman. 2. "Everyone else believes it, so it must be true." A) Hasty Generalization. B) Moral Equivalence. C) Red Herring. D) Ad Populum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad Populum. 3. This is a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices. A) Genetic Fallacy. B) Circular Argument. C) Either/Or. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either/Or. 4. If you break your diet and have one cookie tonight, you will just want to eat 10 cookies tomorrow, and before you know it, you will have gained back the 15 pounds you lost. A) Hasty generalization. B) Slippery slope. C) Bad analogy. D) Loaded language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery slope. 5. Every city is developing recycling programs so we should too. A) Ad populum. B) Strawman. C) Circular reasoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ad populum. 6. What is the fallacy in the statement:'If we don't lower taxes, our economy will collapse'? A) False dichotomy. B) Red herring. C) Ad hominem. D) Bandwagon fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False dichotomy. 7. You can either eat at this restaurant or have a sad TV dinner alone. A) Either/Or. B) Slippery Slope. C) Circular Reasoning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either/Or. 8. Spongebob is worried that if he doesn't get an A on his next test, he will fail the class, not graduate, and never find a job. Which fallacy exaggerates possible outcomes? A) Ad hominem. B) Straw man. C) Slippery slope. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery slope. 9. How can you identify a false equivalence fallacy? A) The two items compared are vastly different. B) The two items compared are exactly the same. C) The comparison is based on scientific evidence. D) The two items compared have the same color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The two items compared are vastly different. 10. A music fan argues that a singer's new song is the best ever because it has the most views on YouTube. What logical fallacy is being employed? A) Circular Reasoning. B) Bandwagon. C) Loaded Language. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 11. Cars cause many more deaths than firearms do, so if we are going to ban firearms, we should also ban cars. A) Weak analogy. B) Appeal to ignorance. C) Slippery slope. D) Non-sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak analogy. 12. We should move to the Midwest because Mujtaba from the Wall Street Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there. A) Slippery Slope. B) Appeal to Authority. C) Appeal to Pity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Authority. 13. It should be okay to destroy property when you are angry because angry people destroy things. A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) False Analogy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular Reasoning. 14. Yesterday you were 5 minutes late, today 10, and tomorrow you won't even show up! A) Ad Hominem. B) Slippery Slope. C) Circular Argument. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 15. A teacher says, "You have to complete this assignment because that's the rule." A) Straw Man. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Ad Hominem. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular Reasoning. 16. Let's play detective! Can you spot the 'Begging the Question' fallacy among these sneaky suspects? A) It's like saying, 'Because I said so!' when asked for proof. No evidence, just circular reasoning. B) Pointing fingers and saying, 'You can't prove it, so it must be false!'. C) Jumping on the bandwagon because everyone else believes it, so it must be true, right?. D) Two negatives don't make a positive in arguments, but someone thinks they do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's like saying, 'Because I said so!' when asked for proof. No evidence, just circular reasoning. 17. "My wife wants to talk about cleaning out the garage, so I asked her what she wants to do with the patio furniture, because it's just sitting in the garage taking up space." A) Circular Argument. B) Slippery Slope Fallacy. C) Red Herring Fallacy. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Herring Fallacy. 18. Identify the logical fallacy in this argument:I deserve a higher grade on a paper because I've been going through a tough time lately and need a break, rather than demonstrating that my work merits a higher grade. A) Straw Man. B) Weak Analogy. C) Appeal to Pity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Pity. 19. "Eating five candy bars and drinking two sodas before a test helps me get better grades. I did that and got an A on my last test." A) Tu Quoque. B) Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Either-Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc. 20. Why is it important to know logical fallacies? A) To get into arguments. B) To impress your teacher and classmates. C) To detect errors in your writing as well as others. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To detect errors in your writing as well as others. 21. This statement introduces an irrelevant topic to distract from the original issue. A) Post Hoc. B) Argument from Outrage. C) Either/or. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Herring. 22. The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families? A) Moral Equivalence. B) Red Herring. C) Straw Man. D) Genetic Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Herring. 23. An argument that assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove. A) Hasty generalization. B) Circular reasoning. C) Straw man argument. D) Ad hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 24. Which logical fallacy misleads or distracts the readers' attention from the original topic with irrelevant information? A) Appeal to false authority. B) Strawman. C) Hasty generalization. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red herring. 25. Which type of logical fallacy is happening here? Person 1: "Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do."Person 2:Self-driving cars aren't safe! Did you hear about the self-driving Uber SUV that killed a pedestrian in Arizona? A) Strawman. B) Red herring. C) Black-white. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strawman. ← 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