Logical Fallacies Quiz

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Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 9

non sequitur 

circular argument 

ad hominem 

straw man 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 11

appeal to false authority

slippery slope

equivocation 

straw man 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 13

red herring

ad hominem 

begging the question 

appeal to false authority

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 15 (illustration based on an exchange between Alice and the White Queen in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass)

hasty generalization 

sentimental appeal 

equivocation 

straw man

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 21

appeal to false authority

appeal to sentiment

appeal to fear/scare tactics 

appeal to logos 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 23

Ad Hominem 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Hasty Generalization 

Bandwagon

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 37

equivocation 

slippery slope 

ad hominem 

red herring 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 38

bandwagon 

appeal to false authority

straw man

ad hominem 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 43

Ad Hominem 

Hasty Generalization 

Circular Argument (Begging the Question) 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Consider this example as which logical fallacy from The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 41:

Translated from the Latin, "Ad Hominem" is a logical fallacy that...

suggests that the argument is invalid because the person making the argument is illogical 

suggests that the arguer can't be trust because their arguments are illogical 

attacks humanity as being irrational instead of the rationality of the argument 

attacks the person being argued against instead of the argument they are making

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"The school is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students’ safety. Obviously, we shouldn’t risk anyone’s safety, so we must tear the building down.”

either or / false dilemma 

equivocation 

bandwagon 

red herring

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"The president raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. The president is responsible for the rise in crime."

slippery slope

appeal to false authority 

false cause / causality 

straw man 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"A group of teenagers vandalized the park downtown. Teenagers are irresponsible and destructive."

Appeal to Fear

Hasty Generalization 

Circular Argument 

Appeal to Bandwagon 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"If you don’t stop vaping, then you'll start smoking cigarettes, then you'll start doing drugs, then you'll become an addict."

Equivocation 

False Dilemma 

Straw Man 

 Slippery Slope 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"I forgot to go grocery shopping for you, but I did buy you a dozen roses because I love you."

Appeal to Sentiment 

Non Sequitur 

Straw Man 

Red Herring

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"President Kennedy was an excellent speech giver because he delivered exceptional speeches."

 Begging the Question / Circular Reasoning 

Appeal to False Authority

Slippery Slope

Bandwagon 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are arguing about cleaning out their basement.
Mr. Smith: “Why, we just did it last year. “Do we have to clean it out every day?”
Mrs Smith: “You just want to keep everything around forever, and that’s ridiculous.”

Circular Reasoning 

Non Sequitur 

Slippery Slope

 Straw Man / "Straw Argument"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"Candidate A will not maintain his electoral promises: he cheated on his wife!"

 Ad Hominem 

Bandwagon 

Straw Man 

Appeal to Fear / Fear Tactics

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"I support the war, because every patriotic citizen does."

Either / Or / False Dilemma 

 Bandwagon 

Appeal to Fear / Scare Tactics

Circular Argument 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

In a commercial for GoodYear Tires, a picture of a baby is shown with the words, "because so much is riding on your tires"

appeal to sentiment/emotion 

appeal to fear / scare tactics

appeal to tradition 

appeal to false authority 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"In this war, there are no sides. Either you're with us, or you're against us"

Ad Hominem 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Bandwagon 

Slippery Slope

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience.

Which of the following rhetorical strategies are APPEALS to their audience?

(hint: 6 right answers)

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience.

Which of the following logical fallacies are illogical rhetorical APPEALS to their audience?

(hint: which of the following are ways the arguer tries to illogically manipulate the audience to make the illogical leap, not the argument itself)

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

hasty generalization 

bandwagon 

red herring 

circular argument

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

straw man

ad hominem 

scare tactics

hasty generalization 

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

ad hominem 

circular reasoning / begging the question 

equivocation 

slippery slope

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

causal fallacy / faulty reasoning 

red herring

appeal to false authority 

slippery slope 

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

appeal to false authority 

red herring

hasty generalization 

either or / false dilemma 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 9 

non sequitur 

circular argument 

ad hominem 

straw man 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 11

appeal to false authority

slippery slope

equivocation 

straw man 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 13

red herring

ad hominem 

begging the question 

appeal to false authority

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 15 (illustration based on an exchange between Alice and the White Queen in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass)

hasty generalization 

sentimental appeal 

equivocation 

straw man

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 21

appeal to false authority

appeal to sentiment

appeal to fear/scare tactics 

appeal to logos 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 23

Ad Hominem 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Hasty Generalization 

Bandwagon

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 37

equivocation 

slippery slope 

ad hominem 

red herring 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 38

bandwagon 

appeal to false authority

straw man

ad hominem 

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: 

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 43

Ad Hominem 

Hasty Generalization 

Circular Argument (Begging the Question) 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Consider this example as which logical fallacy from The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 41: 

Translated from the Latin, "Ad Hominem" is a logical fallacy that...

suggests that the argument is invalid because the person making the argument is illogical 

suggests that the arguer can't be trust because their arguments are illogical 

attacks humanity as being irrational instead of the rationality of the argument 

attacks the person being argued against instead of the argument they are making

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"The school is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students’ safety. Obviously, we shouldn’t risk anyone’s safety, so we must tear the building down.”

either or / false dilemma 

equivocation 

bandwagon 

red herring

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"The president raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. The president is responsible for the rise in crime."

slippery slope

appeal to false authority 

false cause / causality 

straw man 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"A group of teenagers vandalized the park downtown. Teenagers are irresponsible and destructive."

Appeal to Fear

Hasty Generalization 

Circular Argument 

Appeal to Bandwagon 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"If you don’t stop vaping, then you'll start smoking cigarettes, then you'll start doing drugs, then you'll become an addict."

Equivocation 

False Dilemma 

Straw Man 

 Slippery Slope 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"I forgot to go grocery shopping for you, but I did buy you a dozen roses because I love you."

Appeal to Sentiment 

Non Sequitur 

Straw Man 

Red Herring

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"President Kennedy was an excellent speech giver because he delivered exceptional speeches." 

 Begging the Question / Circular Reasoning 

Appeal to False Authority

Slippery Slope

Bandwagon 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are arguing about cleaning out their basement.
Mr. Smith: “Why, we just did it last year. “Do we have to clean it out every day?”
Mrs Smith: “You just want to keep everything around forever, and that’s ridiculous.”

Circular Reasoning 

Non Sequitur 

Slippery Slope

 Straw Man / "Straw Argument"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"Candidate A will not maintain his electoral promises: he cheated on his wife!"

 Ad Hominem 

Bandwagon 

Straw Man 

Appeal to Fear / Fear Tactics

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: 

"I support the war, because every patriotic citizen does." 

Either / Or / False Dilemma 

 Bandwagon 

Appeal to Fear / Scare Tactics

Circular Argument 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

In a commercial for GoodYear Tires, a picture of a baby is shown with the words, "because so much is riding on your tires" 

appeal to sentiment/emotion 

appeal to fear / scare tactics

appeal to tradition 

appeal to false authority 

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"In this war, there are no sides. Either you're with us, or you're against us" 

Ad Hominem 

Either Or / False Dilemma 

Bandwagon 

Slippery Slope

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience. 

Which of the following rhetorical strategies are APPEALS to their audience? 

(hint: 6 right answers) 

sentimentality 

faulty reasoning 

equivocation 

ad hominem 

logos

non sequitur 

begging the question 

false dilemma 

red herring

straw man 

pathos

scare tactics

ethos

slippery slope

bandwagon 

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience. 

Which of the following logical fallacies are illogical rhetorical APPEALS to their audience? 

(hint: which of the following are ways the arguer tries to illogically manipulate the audience to make the illogical leap, not the argument itself) 

ethos

non sequitur 

straw man 

sentimentality 

red herring

pathos

bandwagon 

ad hominem 

false dilemma 

faulty reasoning 

scare tactics

logos

equivocation 

begging the question 

slippery slope

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy? 

hasty generalization 

bandwagon 

red herring 

circular argument

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy? 

straw man

ad hominem 

scare tactics

hasty generalization 

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy? 

ad hominem 

circular reasoning / begging the question 

equivocation 

slippery slope

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy? 

causal fallacy / faulty reasoning 

red herring

appeal to false authority 

slippery slope 

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy? 

appeal to false authority 

red herring

hasty generalization 

either or / false dilemma 

Logical Fallacies Quiz

Logical Fallacies Quiz

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 9

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 11

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 13

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 15 (illustration based on an exchange between Alice and the White Queen in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass)

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 21

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 23

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 37

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 38

Identify this example as which logical fallacy: From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 43

Consider this example as which logical fallacy from The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 41: Translated from the Latin, "Ad Hominem" is a logical fallacy that...

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "The school is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students’ safety. Obviously, we shouldn’t risk anyone’s safety, so we must tear the building down.”

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "The president raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. The president is responsible for the rise in crime."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "A group of teenagers vandalized the park downtown. Teenagers are irresponsible and destructive."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "If you don’t stop vaping, then you'll start smoking cigarettes, then you'll start doing drugs, then you'll become an addict."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "I forgot to go grocery shopping for you, but I did buy you a dozen roses because I love you."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "President Kennedy was an excellent speech giver because he delivered exceptional speeches."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "Candidate A will not maintain his electoral promises: he cheated on his wife!"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument: "I support the war, because every patriotic citizen does."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:In a commercial for GoodYear Tires, a picture of a baby is shown with the words, "because so much is riding on your tires"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:"In this war, there are no sides. Either you're with us, or you're against us"

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience. Which of the following rhetorical strategies are APPEALS to their audience? (hint: 6 right answers)

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

This comic is an example of which logical fallacy?

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 9

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 11

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 13

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 15 (illustration based on an exchange between Alice and the White Queen in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass)

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 21

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 23

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 37

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 38

Identify this example as which logical fallacy:

From The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 43

Consider this example as which logical fallacy from The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, p. 41:

Translated from the Latin, "Ad Hominem" is a logical fallacy that...

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"The school is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students’ safety. Obviously, we shouldn’t risk anyone’s safety, so we must tear the building down.”

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"The president raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. The president is responsible for the rise in crime."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"A group of teenagers vandalized the park downtown. Teenagers are irresponsible and destructive."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"If you don’t stop vaping, then you'll start smoking cigarettes, then you'll start doing drugs, then you'll become an addict."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"I forgot to go grocery shopping for you, but I did buy you a dozen roses because I love you."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"President Kennedy was an excellent speech giver because he delivered exceptional speeches."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"Candidate A will not maintain his electoral promises: he cheated on his wife!"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"I support the war, because every patriotic citizen does."

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

In a commercial for GoodYear Tires, a picture of a baby is shown with the words, "because so much is riding on your tires"

Identify the following logical fallacy in this argument:

"In this war, there are no sides. Either you're with us, or you're against us"

Some logical fallacies are illogical because they illogically appeal to their audience.

Which of the following rhetorical strategies are APPEALS to their audience?

(hint: 6 right answers)