Logical Fallacies Quiz

What logical fallacy is demonstrated in the following statement: 'Global Warming advocates are all crazy, lying hippies.'?

• Red Herring

• False Authority

• Ad Hominem

• Moral Equivalence

Which logical fallacy is used in the statement: 'It can't be Global Warming because my hometown had a record snowfall last night'?

• Anecdotal

• Straw Man

• Circular Reasoning

• False Dilemma

What logical fallacy is demonstrated in the following statement: 'No one can prove Big Foot doesn't exist, therefore, he exists'?

• Argument from Silence

• False Analogy

• Hasty Generalization

• Non Sequitur

Which logical fallacy is used in the statement: 'This is the way it has always been done'?

• Chronological Snobbery

• False Compromise

• Sentimental Appeal

• Genetic Fallacy

What logical fallacy is demonstrated in the following statement: 'I need extra sleep because I sleep more than other students'?

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Authority

• Slippery Slope

Which logical fallacy is used in the statement: 'My mother said I need to clean my plate or I would starve'?

• False Compromise

• False Dilemma

• Moral Equivalence

• Red Herring

What logical fallacy is demonstrated in the following statement: 'A flamingo is a bird that eats shrimp and a sparrow is a bird, so it must eat shrimp too'?

• False Analogy

• Appeal to Consequences

• Non Sequitur

• Hasty Generalization

Which logical fallacy is used in the statement: 'My Mom said the teacher would give me an 'A' on this project'?

• False Authority

• Anecdotal

• Genetic Fallacy

• Cause and Effect

What logical fallacy is demonstrated in the following statement: 'Chase said Emily's hair color is black and Sally said Emily's hair is blonde, so her hair must be brunette'?

• Sentimental Appeal

• Straw Man

• False Compromise

• False Dilemma

Which logical fallacy is used in the statement: 'The VW beetle is evil because Hitler's army invented it'?

• False Analogy

• Moral Equivalence

• Genetic Fallacy

• Red Herring