This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Logic > Logical Fallacies – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Logical Fallacies Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which logical fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument instead of addressing their position? A) Hasty generalization. B) Ad hominem. C) Red herring. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad hominem. 2. A student says, "If my friend failed the math test after wearing a blue shirt, then blue shirts must bring bad luck." A) Bandwagon Fallacy. B) False Dilemma. C) Post Hoc. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post Hoc. 3. A student argues, "Either the school should serve only fast food, or no one will eat in the cafeteria." A) False Dilemma. B) Post Hoc. C) Appeal to Authority. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Dilemma. 4. What is the definition of strawman? A) Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knockdown. B) Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood. C) An inference drawn from insufficient evidence. D) Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knockdown. 5. Oversimplified of and attack on the viewpoint of another or the misrepresentation of the viewpoint of another. A) Red herring. B) False analogy. C) Strawman. D) Circular reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strawman. 6. Which logical fallacy is presented?"Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her." A) Straw man. B) Complex conclusion. C) Wrong direction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straw man. 7. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? I deserve to have a later curfew this year because I'm older and therefore more responsible than I was last year. A) Circular reasoning. B) False analogy. C) Either/or (black or white) fallacy. D) Cause-effect fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular reasoning. 8. What type of logical fallacy is presented:If we allow the children to choose the movie this time, they are going to expect to be able to choose the school they go to or the doctors they visit. A) Ad Populum. B) Slippery Slope. C) Ad Hominem. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope. 9. Claiming that one thing causes another without evidence that this is the case A) False Cause. B) Straw Man. C) Slippery Slope. D) Black or White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False Cause. 10. Which type of logical fallacy has been committed by the following argument? Everyone knows Maria is the clear choice for the promotion. A) Personal attack (ad hominem). B) Begging the question. C) Circular reasoning. D) Card stacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begging the question. 11. Why is this a logical fallacy?"Don't listen to Mr. Fingers when he says walk in the hallways. How can you trust someone who wears bow ties?" A) It appeals to authority. B) It tells you to do something because it's popular. C) It attacks the person. D) It gives you an unlikely outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It attacks the person. 12. She was wearing cowboy boots in her last Instagram picture so she must be into country music. A) Hasty Generalization. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Ad populum. D) No fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasty Generalization. 13. When who choices are presented but more exist A) Slippery Slope. B) Either/Or. C) Bandwagon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either/Or. 14. When a person makes sweeping statements based on too little or biased evidence. A) Post Hoc (Cause/Effect). B) Ad Hominem. C) Circular Reasoning. D) Hasty Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasty Generalization. 15. Detect the ad hominem attack in the following statements: A) "You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist.". B) "If we allow students to use calculators, soon they won't be able to do basic math without them.". C) "All politicians are corrupt because one was caught taking a bribe.". D) "You either support the new policy, or you don't care about the environment.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist.". 16. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed said that it is important to have a cell phone. A) Bandwagon. B) Slippery Slope. C) Misplaced Cause and Effect. D) Restricted Options. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced Cause and Effect. 17. What is the name of the fallacy where someone attacks the person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself? A) Straw Man Fallacy. B) Ad Hominem Fallacy. C) Appeal to Authority Fallacy. D) False Dilemma Fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ad Hominem Fallacy. 18. Which logical fallacy is being committed when someone argued that a claim is true simply because it hasn't been proven false? A) Appeal to ignorance. B) False cause. C) Slippery slope. D) Loaded question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to ignorance. 19. Everyone knows that eating fruits and vegetables are important for a healthy body. A) Straw Man. B) Circular Reasoning. C) Ad Populum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ad Populum. 20. The reasoner begins with what they're trying to end with A) Circular Reasoning. B) Bandwagon Appeals. C) Loaded Language. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Reasoning. 21. Uses emotionally charged language/loaded language or imagery to distract the audience A) Glittering generality. B) Logos/appeals to logic. C) Appeal to emotions/pathos. D) Hasty generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to emotions/pathos. 22. Which of the following fallacies involves making claims or assertions that an audience should accept without questioning? A) Straw Man. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Slippery Slope. D) Begging the Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Begging the Question. 23. If we ban Hummers because they are bad for the environment eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban Hummers. A) Slipper Slope. B) Hasty Generalization. C) Circular Argument. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slipper Slope. 24. What does a slippery slope argument claim? A) That one action will inevitably lead to a series of negative consequences. B) That the majority's opinion determines the truth of a claim. C) That a conclusion follows logically from evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That one action will inevitably lead to a series of negative consequences. 25. Which logical fallacy is committed in the following statement?This mysterious sickness affecting everyone in the province began to spread after New Year's Eve. The smoke from the fireworks must have caused it! A) Red Herring. B) Straw Man. C) Bandwagon. D) Post Hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Post Hoc. ← 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 9Logical Fallacies Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books