Quiz: Can You Tell Which Fallacy Is This?
Fallacies are faulty and invalid reasoning in a sentence and mostly arguments. This argument may be deceptive because it appears to be better than it really is. Some fallacies are committed to manipulate and persuade using deceptive means ike flattery and hearsay. This short quiz will test your knowledge of how you can detect a type of fallacy.
- 1.
Anne: I think Capital punishment is a necessary component of our justice system and should remain legal. Henry: Are you saying that murder should be legal, and it is okay for us to go around killing people just because we think that they deserve it. What fallacy is Henry guilty of?- A.
Hasty generalization
- B.
Begging the question
- C.
Appeal to flattery
- D.
Straw man
- 2.
Brian was surfing the internet when he came across a commercial YouTube video for a body cream. In the video, the announcer said, "This is the best body cream in the world because no other body cream makers have been able to prove otherwise!" what fallacy is the announcer guilty of?
- A.
Straw man
- B.
Appeal to ignorance
- C.
Hasty generalization
- D.
Special pleading
- 3.
Mary has been working in a Law firm for almost two decades at the same wage. She desperately wants a raise. Mary approached her boss to raise her wage. She said: "You are the smartest and the kindest people I know." What kind of fallacy is this?
- A.
Special pleading
- B.
Begging the question
- C.
Appeal to flattery
- D.
Ad hominem
- 4.
David's Dad is concerned when he realized that he skipped school for a day. He told him that he is concerned that since he skipped school for a day, he will start skipping more frequently. Then he will drop out altogether, never graduate or get into college, and end up unemployed and living at home for the rest of his life. What type of fallacy has David's Dad committed?
- A.
Slippery Slope
- B.
Special pleading
- C.
Hasty generalization
- D.
Straw man
- 5.
Pamela is the class Governor. She says that she thinks that the class should do more service projects. Mark says he can't believe that Pamela doesn't support the annual school dance. What type of fallacy has Mark committed?
- A.
Appeal to ignorance
- B.
Straw man
- C.
Hasty generalization
- D.
Special pleading
- 6.
Jane is trying to raise money for her university's library. In the letter to the board of trustees, she said, "We must raise tuition to cover the cost of new books. Otherwise, the school library will be forced to close. What type of fallacy has Jane committed?
- A.
Slippery Slope
- B.
False Dilemma
- C.
Straw man
- D.
Hasty generalization
- 7.
Isabella said her Spanish class was hard, 3 the one I'm in is hard too. She told all Spanish Classes must be hard. What type of fallacy has Isabella committed?
- A.
False Dilemma
- B.
Hasty generalization
- C.
Straw man
- D.
Slippery Slope
- 8.
Shawn: I think capital punishment is wrong. David: No, if it were wrong, it wouldn't be legal. Which kind of fallacy is this?
- A.
Straw man
- B.
Ad hominem
- C.
Begging the question
- D.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- 9.
Willam Duckworth is running for as the faculty president of the college of social sciences. During his campaign speech, he said: "My opponent does not deserve to win. He is a fraudster and liar. What fallacy is the logical fallacy committed by Willam Duckworth here?
- A.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- B.
Ad hominem
- C.
Straw man
- D.
Hasty generalization
- 10.
Jason and Mason have a heated argument. In the midst of their argument, Mason told Jason how much he hates him and how he wished he would get hit by a cab. The next day, Mason was told that Jason waa run by a taxi on his way home last night. Mason remembered his argument and his ill wish on Jason, and he blamed himself for what happened to him. What is the logical fallacy committed by Mason here?
- A.
Begging the question
- B.
Ad hominem
- C.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- D.
Straw man
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