Logical Fallacies: Examples Exam Questions
and Answers
appeal to force - Answers -"If you don't agree with me, I'll punch you in the face."
genetic fallacy - Answers -"This man is wrong because he's Asian, and Asians are
always wrong."
ad hominem - Answers -"Lance Armstrong isn't a great athlete; he's a fraud, a cheat
and a liar."
straw man - Answers -"My opponent wants to extend health care to pedophiles, rapists,
and murderers using your hard-earned tax dollars."
slippery slope - Answers -"If I do my homework, I'll be up all night. If I'm up all night, I
won't be able to get any sleep. Studies have shown that people who don't get any sleep
die after a few days. I'm not going to do my homework because I don't want to die."
either/or fallacy - Answers -"Either we eat the chicken, or the chicken eats us."
faulty analogy - Answers -"Education is like a cake: a small amount tastes sweet, but
eat too much and your teeth will rot out. Likewise, more than two years of education is
bad for a student."
stacking the deck - Answers -"Shooting people is good because it helps the gun
industry and can eliminate stupid people from society."
argument from the negative - Answers -"Since that body part is not the animal's head, it
must be its butt."
abusive ad hominem - Answers -"Your argument is false because it's something that
only racists believe."
circumstantial ad hominem - Answers -"You're a Republican, so you have to vote for
this specific measure."
ad populum - Answers -"I'm right because everyone agrees with me."
and Answers
appeal to force - Answers -"If you don't agree with me, I'll punch you in the face."
genetic fallacy - Answers -"This man is wrong because he's Asian, and Asians are
always wrong."
ad hominem - Answers -"Lance Armstrong isn't a great athlete; he's a fraud, a cheat
and a liar."
straw man - Answers -"My opponent wants to extend health care to pedophiles, rapists,
and murderers using your hard-earned tax dollars."
slippery slope - Answers -"If I do my homework, I'll be up all night. If I'm up all night, I
won't be able to get any sleep. Studies have shown that people who don't get any sleep
die after a few days. I'm not going to do my homework because I don't want to die."
either/or fallacy - Answers -"Either we eat the chicken, or the chicken eats us."
faulty analogy - Answers -"Education is like a cake: a small amount tastes sweet, but
eat too much and your teeth will rot out. Likewise, more than two years of education is
bad for a student."
stacking the deck - Answers -"Shooting people is good because it helps the gun
industry and can eliminate stupid people from society."
argument from the negative - Answers -"Since that body part is not the animal's head, it
must be its butt."
abusive ad hominem - Answers -"Your argument is false because it's something that
only racists believe."
circumstantial ad hominem - Answers -"You're a Republican, so you have to vote for
this specific measure."
ad populum - Answers -"I'm right because everyone agrees with me."
