Name ______
Logical Fallacy Quiz / 50 points
Stinnett / English II
Appeal to Fear
False Analogy
False Authority
False Dilemma
Non Sequitur
Personal Attack (Ad Hominem)
Slippery Slope
Directions: Read the following examples of logical fallacy. Choose the correct term that matches each passage. Some terms may be used more than once.
1. ______Government is like business, so just as business must be sensitive primarily to the bottom line, so also must government.
2. ______“I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the hit series Bimbos and Studmuffins in the OR. You can take it from me that when you need a fast-acting, effective and safe pain killer there is nothing better than MorphiDope 2000. That is my considered medical opinion.”
3. ______Bill lives in a large building, so his apartment must be large.
4. ______"We have to stop the tuition increase! The next thing you know, they'll be charging $40,000 a semester!"
5. ______"Gosh, officer, I know I made an illegal left turn, but if you give me a ticket, you better make sure your family is in a really safe place."
6. ______Siphwe and Sasha are having a conversation. Sasha: "I played the lottery today and I know I am going to win something."
Siphwe: "What did you do, rig the outcome?"
Sasha: "No, silly. I called my Super Psychic Buddy at the 1-900-MindPower number. After consulting his magic Californian Tarot deck, he told me my lucky numbers."
Siphwe: "And you believed him?"
Sasha: "Certainly, he is a certified Californian Master-Mind Psychic. That is why I believe what he has to say. I mean, like, who else would know what my lucky numbers are?"
7. ______Francis Bacon's philosophy should be dismissed since Bacon was removed from his chancellorship for dishonesty.
8. ______Your grades show you just aren't trying. Either study more, or drop out of school!
9. ______"Tens of thousands of Americans have seen lights in the night sky which they could not identify. The existence of life on other planets is fast becoming certainty!"
10. ______"Minds, like rivers, can be broad. The broader the river, the shallower it is. Therefore, the broader the mind, the shallower it is."