Logical Fallacies Quiz
What is an example of Appealing To False Authority?
A dentist recommends that Benadryl is a good product to use for allergy suffers.
What is an example of False Either-Or?
Either do your homework or you will fail!
What is an example of Bandwagon?
Everyone is using the IPhone! You should too!
What is False Cause and Effect?
Falsely identifying the real cause of an event
What is Slippery Slope?
Hyperbole! Saying that is we allow A to happen, then Z will happen... even though Z is actually unlikely to happen.
What is an example of False Cause and Effect?
I studied while listening to music therefore, music is the reason I failed the test.
What is begging the question?
If the term or idea used to support the argument is interchangeable, it is most likely a form of circular reasoning.
What is an example of Slippery Slope?
If you start eating vegetables, you will have a high risk of getting diabetes.
What is Post Hoc?
Involves attributing a cause and effect relationship without adequate evidence. Which is similar to hasty generalization.
What is Circular Reasoning?
It is also known as begging the question. A person uses ... when they support a statement simply by repeating it in different words.
What is a Hasty Generalization?
Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate.
What is an example of a Non-Sequitar?
Mrs. Lewis will make Steve the baseball team captain. He is already the captain of the volleyball team.
What is an example of Post Hoc?
My car was running fine until Jimmy borrowed it. Now it makes a funny noise. He must have done something to it.
What is an example of begging the question?
My mother is always busy because she has too much to do.
What is Non-Sequitur?
Occurs when the arguer reaches a conclusion that does not follow logically from the "proof" offered to support it. It literally means "not in sequence"
What is False Either-Or?
Offering only 2 choices... when there are clearly more!
What is a logical fallacy?
Parts of an argument that intentionally (purposefully) misleads others to persuade them.
What is a red herring?
Raising a side issue that distracts the audience from what is really at stake.
What is an example of circular reasoning?
The brain is the most important organ you have according to the brain.
What is an example of a Hasty Generalization?
There was a fight at our school today. Violence is a growing problem in schools.
What is Bandwagon?
This appeals to the popularity of an idea. This assumes that the more popular the idea, the more valid (true) it must be.
What is Appealing To False Authority
Using an expert to sell something... expect they are not in expert in what they are selling-they're an expert in something else.
What is an example of a Red Herring?
When mom and dad start talking about your grades and you start talking about the house looking tidy.
What is an example of an ad hominem?
You're just a big bonehead you stink!
What is an ad hominem?
an attack on personality and character.