This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mayor Blake wants to create more bicycle lanes in Lowell. Why is he forcing us to give up our cars and bike everywhere? A) False Causation. B) False Dichotomy. C) Hasty Generalization. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Straw Man. 2. What is straw man? 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) Making a false assumption based on similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oversimplifying an opponent's argument. 3. What is the term for a fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second? A) Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Bandwagon Fallacy. D) Appeal to Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. 4. What logical fallacy is being committed when someone presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other? A) Ambiguity. B) Appeal to authority. C) False cause. D) Genetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False cause. 5. A survey of my English class shows that only fifteen percent of teens are expected to do chores. A) Band Wagon. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Insufficient Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insufficient Evidence. 6. Playing on audience's emotions by distracting them from the facts A) Pathos. B) Scare tactics. C) Sentimental appeal. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentimental appeal. 7. Using stories in place of evidence or data A) Appeal to Emotion. B) Anecdotal Fallacy. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdotal Fallacy. 8. To develop credibility, what should a writer to? A) Does not cite sources. B) Rephrase the information he got from sources. C) Copy everything. D) Use only credible sources and cite those sources correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use only credible sources and cite those sources correctly. 9. A general statement or conclusion that is made without sufficient evidence A) False analogy. B) Non sequitur. C) Hasty generalization. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hasty generalization. 10. If I lend her snack money today, she is going to expect me to do it every day. She'll probably want my lunch too. A) Strawman. B) Circular reasoning. C) Slippery slope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slippery slope. 11. Evaluate the impact of using an understatement in an argument. A) It can make the argument appear stronger by downplaying opposing facts. B) It may cause the audience to underestimate the significance of the issue. C) It typically strengthens the logical flow of the argument. D) It ensures that the argument is based on solid evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It may cause the audience to underestimate the significance of the issue. 12. I know the professor said the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks. A) Scare Tactics. B) Red Herring. C) Bandwagon Argument. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon Argument. 13. Scenario:Mia exclaimed, "I don't see why we should ban sugary drinks in schools. After all, students like Hannah and Ava will just bring them from home anyway!" A) Red Herring. B) Strawman. C) False Analogy. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Herring. 14. Everyone is expected to share their 2-minute speech at least ..... before the reporting period is over. A) Twice. B) Thrice. C) Once. D) Students can opt out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once. 15. An error in reasoning A) Falsehood. B) Rhetorical Devices. C) Logical Fallacies. D) Mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical Fallacies. 16. What is false analogy? 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) Making a false assumption based on similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making a false assumption based on similarities. 17. A student argues, "You're saying I should do my homework? I bet you were a perfect student when you were younger!" A) Ad Hominem. B) Straw Man. C) Red Herring. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Herring. 18. This fallacy is based on the idea that if many people agree on the same point, it must be true. What is it called? A) Red herring. B) Bandwagon/ad populem. C) Either/or. D) Moral equivalence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandwagon/ad populem. 19. Slippery Slope is ..... A) An argument that suggests taking a specific minor action will lead to major consequences. B) An argument that suggests major consequences can not occur if minor actions don't occur first. C) An argument that suggests all minor actions are crucial to major actions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument that suggests taking a specific minor action will lead to major consequences. 20. Which statement contains a non-sequitur? A) "She drives a nice car, so she must be wealthy.". B) "Her car's brand is known for luxury and quality.". C) "She drives a nice car because she values reliability.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "She drives a nice car, so she must be wealthy.". 21. This is also referred to as emotional appeal. It aims to invoke sympathy. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Graphos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 22. Which fallacy is this? Person 1 once heard that X was true. Therefore, X is true. A) Ad Hominem. B) Argument by emotive language. C) Appeal to anonymous authority. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to anonymous authority. 23. Reducing complex issues to black and white choices, therefore creating a problem(s) that doesn't really exist ..... also referred to as a "false dilemma" A) Non sequitur. B) Faulty Analogy. C) Either Or. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either Or. 24. I am voting for Jay Z for president because the rest of my family is voting for him. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Straw Man. C) Bandwagon. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 25. Occurs when an arguments contradict one another A) INCONSISTENCY. B) AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT. C) IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION. D) None of the above. 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