This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 41 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "You are either for us or against us." A) False Dichotomy. B) Ad Hominem. C) Straw Man. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dichotomy. 2. A(n) ..... fallacy is one that attempts to invalidate an opponent's position based on a personal trait or fact about the opponent rather than through logic. A) Strawman. B) Hasty generalization. C) Red herring. D) Ad hominemTagsE1.8G. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ad hominemTagsE1.8G. 3. Which of the following statements is an appeal to authority? A) You shouldn't drink so much soda because my doctor says it's bad for your health. B) You should read more books because reading improves your vocabulary. C) We need to reduce pollution to save the environment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You shouldn't drink so much soda because my doctor says it's bad for your health. 4. Uses the conclusion as the proof that the argument has been proven. A) Ad hominem. B) Slippery slope. C) Circular reasoning. D) Non sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular reasoning. 5. Cell phones, high-tech devices that cause severe distractions and cyberbullying should be banned in schools. A) Appeal to authority. B) Slippery slope. C) Straw man. D) Begging the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Begging the claim. 6. "Ghosts exist ..... because I saw a ghost in my closet, " is an example of what logical fallacy? A) Straw man. B) Begging the Question. C) Ad Hominem. D) False Dilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the Question. 7. Identify the logical fallacy:Gun sales increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, guns must have caused the spread COVID-19. A) Slippery Slope. B) False Causality. C) False Dichotomy. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Causality. 8. General beliefs that we use to categorize people, objects, and events while assuming those beliefs are accurate generalizations of the whole group. A) Loaded Language. B) Sweeping Generalizations. C) Anecdote. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweeping Generalizations. 9. What characterizes a Straw Man Fallacy? A) Presenting a distorted version of the opponent's argument to easily refute it. B) Building a strong argument based on facts. C) Using personal attacks instead of addressing the argument. D) Arguing that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presenting a distorted version of the opponent's argument to easily refute it. 10. Canada is the best country to live in because it's better than the other countries! A) Strawman. B) Slippery Slope. C) Circular Argument. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular Argument. 11. Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed. A) Red Herring. B) Circular Reasoning. C) False Analogy. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 12. "You can't borrow the car because I said no. And since I said no, you're not borrowing the car." A) Circular Reasoning. B) Red Herring. C) Straw Man. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Reasoning. 13. Also called an ethical appeal, this strategy is used when the writer convinces readers of his or her credibility or character. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Graphos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 14. "There is no such thing as white privilege. The races have had equality since the 1960's." Mentioned Bahaa A) Slippery Slope. B) Incorrect Premise. C) Post Hoc. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Premise. 15. Which of the following fallacies involves presenting only two options when there may be others? A) Weak Analogy. B) False Dilemma. C) Appeal to Pity. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Dilemma. 16. The kid down the street lied to me. All kids in my neighborhood are liars. A) Circular reasoning. B) Straw Man fallacy. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Either/Or Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty Generalization. 17. A company advertises its product as "the choice of millions" to encourage more people to buy it. What logical fallacy is being employed? A) Red Herring. B) Bandwagon. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Ad Hominem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon. 18. Assuming that because two things happened, one caused the other. A) Slippery slope. B) Straw man. C) Correlation no causation. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correlation no causation. 19. Identify the logical fallacy:'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they'll expect to retake entire courses.' A) Slippery Slope. B) Straw Man. C) Ad Hominem. D) Non Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slippery Slope. 20. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone presumed that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that the claim itself must be wrong? A) Personal incredulity. B) The fallacy fallacy. C) Composition/division. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fallacy fallacy. 21. A tennis player won two games in a row and happened to drink coffee before both games. From then on, he makes sure to drink coffee before games because it seems to cause him to win. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Post-Hoc. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-Hoc. 22. What is bandwagon? A) Attacking an opponent's character instead of their argument. B) Oversimplifying an opponent's argument. C) Claiming there are only two possible choices. D) Persuading based on the fact that 'everyone is doing it'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persuading based on the fact that 'everyone is doing it'. 23. A logical fallacy where the author is trying to prove something, but the reason they give is kind of like going in a circle and doesn't tell you anything new. A) Juxtaposition. B) Analogy. C) Bandwagon appeal. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular reasoning. 24. A personal attack against someone that isn't relevant but intended to reduce the opponent's credibility A) Bandwagon. B) Ad Hominem. C) Begging the Question. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad Hominem. 25. The movie is either good or bad; there is no middle ground. A) Either/Or. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Slippery Slope. D) None of the above. 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