This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What logical fallacy presents an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information? A) Scare tactics. B) Loaded language. C) Appeal to false authority. D) Strawman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to false authority. 2. Applying knowledge of fallacies, which statement below correctly applies the concept of slippery slope? A) "Allowing students to submit assignments late will eventually lead to no one respecting deadlines.". B) "If we don't stop eating meat, the world will run out of water.". C) "People who don't vote have no right to complain about government policies.". D) A) and B) are correct applications of slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) and B) are correct applications of slippery slope. 3. "If we ban one violent video game, all video games will eventually be banned, and our freedom of speech will be taken away." A) Sweeping Generalization. B) Red Herring. C) Loaded Language. D) Slippery Slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slippery Slope. 4. Let's dive into a brain teaser! Can you spot the Post Hoc fallacy in the options below? A) "After the new mayor took office, crime rates dropped, so the new mayor is responsible for the reduction in crime.". B) "You can't trust his argument; he's been wrong before.". C) "Everyone is doing it, so it must be a good thing.". D) "If we don't ban plastic bags, we'll end up destroying the planet.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "After the new mayor took office, crime rates dropped, so the new mayor is responsible for the reduction in crime.". 5. With a ..... , the arguer claims a specific series of events will follow one starting point, typically with no supporting evidence for this chain of events. A) Bandwagonfallacy. B) Slippery slopefallacyTagsE1.8G. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery slopefallacyTagsE1.8G. 6. When someone says that what is true of something as a whole must also be true of each of its parts. A) Genetic Fallacy. B) Tu Quoque. C) Fallacy of Composition. D) Fallacy of Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fallacy of Division. 7. A student says, "I always study before tests, and I passed my last three exams. Studying must be the only reason I pass." A) Ad Hominem. B) False Dilemma. C) Post Hoc. D) Circular Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post Hoc. 8. Which of the following fallacies involves misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack? A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw Man. 9. Identify the logical fallacy: "Audiences agree. The Hunger Games is the must-see movie of the year!" A) Appeal to Authority. B) Tu Quoque. C) Hasty or unwarranted generalization. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bandwagon. 10. You are a good person or a bad person; there is no in between. A) Circular Reasoning. B) Either/Or Fallacy. C) Straw Man Fallacy. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either/Or Fallacy. 11. Logical fallacies can be identified because they: A) Provide strong evidence for their claim. B) Are always true statements. C) Lack evidence that supports their claim. D) Make the argument more logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack evidence that supports their claim. 12. You can pursue your dream job, or you can be miserable for the rest of your life. A) Slippery slope. B) Faulty analogy. C) Either/or fallacy. D) Argument to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either/or fallacy. 13. Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense. A) This is an example of APPEAL TO EMOTION. B) This is an example of AD HOMINEM. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is an example of AD HOMINEM. 14. This type of reasoning makes the mistake of falsely presenting the audience with only two choices/sides (one choice is obviously worse than the other). A) Circular Reasoning. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Straw Man Fallacy. D) Either/Or Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either/Or Fallacy. 15. Identify the logical fallacy: "Two of my cousins are only children and they're spoiled rotten. All only children are like that." A) Post hoc. B) Oversimplification. C) Straw Man. D) Hasty or Unwarranted Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oversimplification. 16. "It must be cool because everyone is doing it ..... " said Kinza A) Incorrect Premise. B) Post Hoc. C) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon/ Ad Populum. 17. Claiming that items with only minor similarities are the same in almost everything else. A) Appeal to ignorance. B) Faulty causality. C) Weak analogy. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weak analogy. 18. "The rain came down so hard that Jennifer actually called me." A) Faulty Analogy. B) Slippery Slope. C) Straw Man. D) Non Sequitur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non Sequitur. 19. The politician's argument is that everyone is voting for him, so you should too, is an example of ..... A) Loaded Language. B) Sweeping Generalization. C) Bandwagon. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 20. Which of the following is an example of "ad baculum" or appeal to fear? A) When Abby accuses Elizabeth of putting the needle in her stomach. B) When Mary reminds the Proctor's that she can accuse them at any time. C) When everyone claims everyone else of witchcraft. D) When everyone believes Hale because of his past jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When Mary reminds the Proctor's that she can accuse them at any time. 21. "I thought you were a good person, but you didn't donate to charity last year." A) Appeal to Emotion. B) False Analogy. C) Bandwagon. D) False Dichotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False Dichotomy. 22. What is a red herring fallacy? A) A type of fish. B) Misrepresenting an argument. C) Providing strong support. D) A distraction from the main issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A distraction from the main issue. 23. Hasty generalizations are similar to which of the following? A) Specificity. B) Overgeneralization. C) Understatement. D) Accurate representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overgeneralization. 24. What type of logical fallacy is presented:Christine has a terrible experience with a boyfriend. She decides that all boys are mean. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Ad Populum. C) Slippery Slope. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 25. "If we let students use calculators in class, soon they won't bother to learn math at all." A) Bandwagon. B) Sweeping Generalization. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Straw Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Straw Man. ← 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