The Ultimate Logical Fallacies Quiz!
8 Questions
| Total Attempts: 45791
A fallacy is an error reasoning in an argument used purposely to sound realistic and knowledgeable when in fact, it's not. It's false in contrast to the argument. One uses fallacy to manipulate others and in an effort to make people fall in their favor. This quiz is functioning around the various types of fallacies, so let's get started.
Questions and Answers
- 1.You didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids.
- A.
Straw man
- B.
Begging the question
- C.
Slippery slope
- 2.Being overweight leads to a shortened lifespan because it's unhealthy.
- A.
Slippery slope
- B.
Ad hominem
- C.
Begging the question
- 3.Don't believe what Kim says about global warming. Kim dropped out of college!
- A.
Straw man
- B.
Ad hominem
- C.
False dichotomy
- 4.If you can't prove that Ken had an affair with the nanny, then he's been faithful to his wife.
- A.
False dichotomy
- B.
Slippery slope
- C.
Begging the question
- 5.We should move to the midwest because the Wall Street Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there.
- A.
Begging the question
- B.
Appeal to authority
- C.
Straw man
- 6.Animal rights activists believe that we shouldn't keep animals captive and make them do our will. They would have you abandon your pets in the wilderness.
- A.
Slippery slope
- B.
Begging the question
- C.
Straw man
- 7.Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year so it must be the best soft drink in the world.
- A.
The Red Herring
- B.
The Bandwagon
- C.
The Alphabet Soup
- 8.Bodybuilding is so tough that it's so difficult to keep your macros balanced, the testosterone level in your body matters. You have to intake the proper amount of amino acids to heal muscles and avoid unnecessary exercises to prevent muscle skewness. But I can train you well if you come to me.
- A.
The Alphabet soup
- B.
The Red Herring
- C.
The False Dilemma
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