Logical Fallacies Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a Slippery Slope fallacy?

• Arguing that if we allow students to use calculators on tests, soon they won't be able to do simple math without them.

• Claiming that someone's argument is invalid because they have no formal education in the subject.

• Suggesting that a politician's policy proposal is bad because the politician has been in office too long.

• Asserting that a new scientific theory must be false because it challenges established beliefs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.1

What fallacy is being used when someone argues that their opponent's viewpoint is invalid because of the opponent's personal behavior or characteristics?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• False Dilemma

• Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Identify the fallacy in the statement: "We must not change our school's century-old uniform policy; it has been this way for generations."

• Appeal to Tradition

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Slippery Slope

• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

What kind of fallacy is present in the argument: "You either support the new school policy, or you are against improving education."

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Which fallacy involves dismissing an argument by claiming it's too new or modern to be true?

• Appeal to Tradition

• Appeal to Novelty

• Genetic Fallacy

• Appeal to Ignorance

Identify the fallacy in the following statement: "Eating at fast-food restaurants is bad because a celebrity said so."

• Appeal to Authority

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

What fallacy is being used when an argument is made that something is true because it hasn't been proven false?

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Circular Reasoning

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Which of the following is an example of the Straw Man fallacy?

• Person A: "We should limit screen time for children." Person B: "Person A thinks children should never use technology."

• Claiming that if we don't ban all plastic, oceans will soon be completely covered in plastic waste.

• Arguing that a friend's advice on investing is wrong because the friend has never been a financial advisor.

• Suggesting that a new law is good because everyone seems to support it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

What kind of fallacy is being used when someone argues that their opponent's position must be incorrect because it is not popular?

• Ad Populum

• Appeal to Novelty

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Appeal to Tradition

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

Identify the fallacy: "If we allow students to question their teachers, soon they will have no respect for any authority."

• Slippery Slope

• False Cause

• Hasty Generalization

• False Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3