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.   False analogy
B.   Ad hominem
C.   Hasty generalization
D.   Faulty causality
Question #2
"We shouldn't even bother to interview that job applicant because he has a beard."
A.   Hasty generalization
B.   Faulty causality
C.   False analogy
D.   Ad hominem.
Question #3
"Pain-Away worked for me, so it's sure to work for you, too."
A.   Either-or
B.   Faulty causality
C.   Hasty generalization
D.   Bandwagon appeal
Question #4
"In the future, everyone will wear Design Plus sunglasses. Why wait until then?"
A.   Either-or
B.   Ad hominem
C.   Bandwagon appeal
D.   False analogy
Question #5
Many people who eats meat are overweight. Eating meat causes obesity."
A.   Ad hominem
B.   False analogy
C.   Hasty generalization
D.   Faulty causality
Question #6
"We shouldn't approve her loan because she once had a drinking problem."
A.   Ad hominem
B.   Faulty causality
C.   False analogy
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.   Slippery slope
B.   Begging the question
C.   Ad hominem
D.   Straw man
Question #8
“Playing video games is a waste of time because that time could be spent more productively.
A.   Red herring
B.   Begging the question
C.   Slippery slope
D.   Straw man
Question #9
“Why should we be concerned with spending money on public health in this state when terrorism threatens all of us?”
A.   Straw man
B.   Begging the question
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.   Straw man
B.   Red herring
C.   Begging the question
D.   Slippery slope

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