Logical Fallacies Quiz 2

Which logical fallacy is being used when someone attacks the character of the person making an opposing argument instead of dealing with the content of the argument itself?

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Straw Man

What logical fallacy is being used when someone tries to get you to join the crowd or plays on your desire to be part of a group?

• Bandwagon

• Stereotyping

• Circular Reasoning

• Euphemism

Which logical fallacy is being used when a complex issue is reduced to an oversimplified, either-or choice?

• False Dichotomy

• Non Sequitur

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

What logical fallacy is being used when one event is suggested to cause another, when in fact they might be only coincidental?

• Correlation as Causation

• Euphemism

• Straw Man

• Inconsistency

Which logical fallacy is being used when a creative word or phrase is substituted to make something sound better than it would using plain language?

• Tautology

• Red Herring

• Non Sequitur

• Euphemism

What logical fallacy is being used when two statements in the same argument cannot both be true?

• False Dichotomy

• Ad Hominem

• Inconsistency

• Straw Man

Which logical fallacy is being used when one part of an argument does not follow from the previous part?

• Red Herring

• Stereotyping

• Bandwagon

• Non Sequitur

What logical fallacy is being used when someone tries to distract the audience from the real point or from a key point the opposition has made?

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• Euphemism

• Red Herring

Which logical fallacy is being used when something that might be true for a whole group is suggested to be true for every individual in the group?

• Stereotyping

• Ad Hominem

• False Dichotomy

• Straw Man

What logical fallacy is being used when the opposing view is distorted and then attacked?

• Inconsistency

• Straw Man

• Tautology

• Bandwagon