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.   Hasty generalization
B.   Ad hominem
C.   False analogy
D.   Faulty causality
Question #2
"We shouldn't even bother to interview that job applicant because he has a beard."
A.   False analogy
B.   Faulty causality
C.   Hasty generalization
D.   Ad hominem.
Question #3
"Pain-Away worked for me, so it's sure to work for you, too."
A.   Hasty generalization
B.   Either-or
C.   Faulty causality
D.   Bandwagon appeal
Question #4
"In the future, everyone will wear Design Plus sunglasses. Why wait until then?"
A.   Either-or
B.   False analogy
C.   Bandwagon appeal
D.   Ad hominem
Question #5
Many people who eats meat are overweight. Eating meat causes obesity."
A.   Faulty causality
B.   Ad hominem
C.   False analogy
D.   Hasty generalization
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.   Straw man
C.   Begging the question
D.   Ad hominem
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.   Straw man
D.   Slippery slope
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.   Slippery slope
D.   Red herring
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.   Begging the question
B.   Straw man
C.   Red herring
D.   Slippery slope

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