by nelda.hodkiewicz
Sharpen your critical thinking skills by evaluating arguments and spotting fallacies. This quiz will test your ability to identify sound reasoning and recognize common logical pitfalls. Get ready to put your analytical skills to the test and enhance your understanding of logical arguments. Good luck!
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Evaluate Arguments and Fallacious Reasoning Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which of the following is an example of a straw man fallacy?
A: Ignoring the argument and attacking the person instead.
B: Misrepresenting an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack.
C: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
D: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
2. What is the fallacy of hasty generalization?
A: Assuming that what is true for a part is true for the whole.
B: Making a broad generalization based on a small sample size.
C: Arguing that something is true because it has not been proven false.
D: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
3. Which fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?
A: Ad hominem
B: Appeal to authority
C: False dilemma
D: Slippery slope
4. What is a false dilemma fallacy?
A: Presenting two options as the only possibilities when others exist.
B: Assuming that if one event follows another, the first event caused the second.
C: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
D: Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.
5. Which fallacy is committed when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?
A: Appeal to ignorance
B: Begging the question
C: Red herring
D: False cause
6. What is the slippery slope fallacy?
A: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
B: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
C: Arguing that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events.
D: Misrepresenting an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack.
7. Which fallacy involves drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence?
A: False cause
B: Hasty generalization
C: Red herring
D: Appeal to authority
8. What is an appeal to authority fallacy?
A: Arguing that something is true because it has not been proven false.
B: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
C: Relying on the opinion of someone deemed an authority who is not an expert on the topic.
D: Misrepresenting an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack.
9. Which fallacy involves assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other?
A: False cause
B: Hasty generalization
C: Red herring
D: Appeal to authority
10. What is a red herring fallacy?
A: Presenting two options as the only possibilities when others exist.
B: Introducing an irrelevant topic to divert attention from the original issue.
C: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
D: Misrepresenting an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack.
11. Which fallacy involves assuming that what is true for a part is true for the whole?
A: Fallacy of division
B: Fallacy of composition
C: False cause
D: Hasty generalization
12. What is the fallacy of begging the question?
A: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
B: Making a broad generalization based on a small sample size.
C: Assuming the conclusion within the premises.
D: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
13. Which fallacy involves arguing that a claim must be true because many people believe it?
A: Appeal to popularity
B: False dilemma
C: Red herring
D: Slippery slope
14. What is the fallacy of false analogy?
A: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
B: Making a broad generalization based on a small sample size.
C: Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
D: Comparing two things that are not sufficiently alike in relevant respects.
15. Which fallacy involves assuming that what is true for the whole is true for the parts?
A: Fallacy of composition
B: Fallacy of division
C: False cause
D: Hasty generalization
16. What is the fallacy of equivocation?
A: Using ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to mislead.
B: Assuming that because two things occur together, one must cause the other.
C: Making a broad generalization based on a small sample size.
D: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
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