English 103 - Composition and Critical Thinking » Fall 2020 » Logical Fallacies

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Question #1
"Providing daycare for toddlers is like herding cats."
A.   Faulty causality
B.   False analogy
C.   Hasty generalization
D.   Ad hominem
Question #2
"We shouldn't even bother to interview that job applicant because he has a beard."
A.   Faulty causality
B.   False analogy
C.   Ad hominem.
D.   Hasty generalization
Question #3
"Pain-Away worked for me, so it's sure to work for you, too."
A.   Hasty generalization
B.   Faulty causality
C.   Bandwagon appeal
D.   Either-or
Question #4
"In the future, everyone will wear Design Plus sunglasses. Why wait until then?"
A.   Bandwagon appeal
B.   Either-or
C.   False analogy
D.   Ad hominem
Question #5
Many people who eats meat are overweight. Eating meat causes obesity."
A.   Faulty causality
B.   Hasty generalization
C.   Ad hominem
D.   False analogy
Question #6
"We shouldn't approve her loan because she once had a drinking problem."
A.   Ad hominem
B.   False analogy
C.   Faulty causality
D.   Hasty generalization
Question #7
"My boss isn't willing to increase the number of vacation days we get each year. That means she doesn't care about our health. It's wrong not to care about employees' health. She should be replaced with someone who cares about employees' health."
A.   Begging the question
B.   Straw man
C.   Slippery slope
D.   Ad hominem
Question #8
“Playing video games is a waste of time because that time could be spent more productively.
A.   Slippery slope
B.   Straw man
C.   Begging the question
D.   Red herring
Question #9
“Why should we be concerned with spending money on public health in this state when terrorism threatens all of us?”
A.   Begging the question
B.   Straw man
C.   Red herring
D.   Slippery slope
Question #10
“If you allow one person to borrow your car, then everyone will start asking. Eventually, someone will wreck it, and then you won’t have a car.”
A.   Red herring
B.   Begging the question
C.   Straw man
D.   Slippery slope

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