WGU D265 Section 4 Quiz on Logical
Fallacies and Their Examples
D265 Section 4 (Fallacies)
1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: *
2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?"
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Unqualified Authority
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?"
Straw Figure
Texas Sharpshooter
Hasty Generalization
Appeal to Ignorance
, 4. Which of the following are NOT examples of "fallacies of presumption?" Choose
Two.
False dilemma/Black and White
Slippery slope
Ad Populum
Burden Shifting
5. During the 2012 Presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama were asked
what their presidencies would do to "limit the availability of assault weapons."
Obama answered first, and talked about how it was important to "make sure
young people have opportunity" and for our "schools to be working." Romney
answered second, and talked about how important it was "for young people to get
married before they had babies... because [when this happens] the prospect of
living in poverty goes down dramatically." What fallacy are these responses
examples of?
Appeal to Consequences
Hasty Generalization
Straw Figure
Red Herring
6. "God exists because the Bible says so, and you can trust the Bible because it was
inspired by God." What fallacy is this an example of?
Appeal to Ignorance
Hasty Generalization
Begging the Question
Fallacies and Their Examples
D265 Section 4 (Fallacies)
1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: *
2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?"
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Unqualified Authority
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?"
Straw Figure
Texas Sharpshooter
Hasty Generalization
Appeal to Ignorance
, 4. Which of the following are NOT examples of "fallacies of presumption?" Choose
Two.
False dilemma/Black and White
Slippery slope
Ad Populum
Burden Shifting
5. During the 2012 Presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama were asked
what their presidencies would do to "limit the availability of assault weapons."
Obama answered first, and talked about how it was important to "make sure
young people have opportunity" and for our "schools to be working." Romney
answered second, and talked about how important it was "for young people to get
married before they had babies... because [when this happens] the prospect of
living in poverty goes down dramatically." What fallacy are these responses
examples of?
Appeal to Consequences
Hasty Generalization
Straw Figure
Red Herring
6. "God exists because the Bible says so, and you can trust the Bible because it was
inspired by God." What fallacy is this an example of?
Appeal to Ignorance
Hasty Generalization
Begging the Question
