Identifying Logical Fallacies

4 Questions | By VICKIV | Last updated: Feb 10, 2014 | Total Attempts: 2391

What's the Principle? After learning about “logical fallacies” from readings and lecture, students will complete a short online quiz to test their knowledge of the principles behind logical fallacies.

Questions and Answers

1.

“Cat Stevens may be a successful and skilled musician, but let’s not forget that he’s been accused of extremist religious and political views.”
- A.
  
  Slippery Slope
- B.
  
  Bandwagon
- C.
  
  Hasty Generalization
- D.
  
  Ad Hominem
2.

“Why should we worry about the negative depiction of women in music videos when thousands of women are dying of AIDS each year?”
- A.
  
  Bandwagon
- B.
  
  Faulty Analogy
- C.
  
  Non sequitur
- D.
  
  Hasty Generalization
3.

“Passing federal laws to control the amount of violence in music is the first step in a process that will result in absolute government control of the media and total censorship over all forms of artistic expression.”
- A.
  
  Either-Or
- B.
  
  False Cause
- C.
  
  Slippery Slope
- D.
  
  Bandwagon
4.

“The music industry must either raise album prices or reduce pay for technicians and producers.”
- A.
  
  Either-Or
- B.
  
  Hasty Generalization
- C.
  
  Faulty Analogy
- D.
  
  False Cause