Rhetorical Fallacies Quiz

What rhetorical appeal relies on credibility and trustworthiness?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fallacy attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?

• Ad hominem

• Red herring

• False dilemma

• Non-sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fallacy involves introducing irrelevant information to distract the audience?

• Appealing to false authority

• False cause and effect

• Begging the question

• Circular reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When someone presents only two options when more exist, they are using which fallacy?

• False dilemma

• Slippery slope

• Bandwagon

• Post hoc

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which fallacy suggests that because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second?

• False cause and effect

• Hasty generalization

• Red herring

• Circular reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the name of the fallacy that assumes something is true because it hasn't been proven false?

• Slippery slope

• False cause and effect

• Begging the question

• False dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that because something is popular, it is good or correct?

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

• Post hoc

• Non-sequitur

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of fallacy diverts the audience's attention with a false argument?

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which fallacy involves predicting one thing will lead to a chain reaction of events?

• Slippery slope

• Ad hominem

• Begging the question

• Post hoc

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the fallacy that portrays a false correlation between two events as cause and effect?

• False cause and effect

• Non-sequitur

• False dilemma

• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5