PHI 105 Topic 4 Quiz; Fallacies in Everyday Life Quiz (Fall)

1. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “If you believe in global warming you just believe everything you are told and don’t think for yourself.” 2. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “I don’t wear my seatbelt while driving anymore because I have three friends that all got in accidents while they were wearing their seatbelts.” 3. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “The defendant is obviously guilty because the polygraph administrator testified that he was lying.” 4. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: "Barefoot running is superior to wearing running shoes because humans ran for thousands of years before shoes were invented. “ 5. Question: The following fallacious statement is an example of a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy: “Stanley Clarke is the best bassist ever because he is better at playing the bass than anyone that has ever lived. “ 6. Question: The following fallacious statement is an example of a slippery slope: “You should not eat at fast food restaurants because if you do then soon that is all you will be eating.” 7. Question: The following fallacious statement is an example of an extravagant hypothesis fallacy: “The ancient pyramids in Egypt were so symmetrical and well-built that they must have been constructed by aliens from another planet.” 8. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “I can’t help but think that you are the cause of this problem; we never had any problem within this department until you started working here.” 9. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “There is no compelling evidence that UFOs do not exist. Therefore, UFOs exist.” 10. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “We have enough oil in the world to last a couple hundred years, so everyone should just drive SUV’s as long as they can afford the gas.”