15 Logical fallacies UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Begging the Question (circular logic) - CORRECT ANSWER - The writer presents an
arguable point as a fact that supports the argument
Ex-These movies are popular because they make so much money. They make a lot of money
because people like them. People like them because they are so popular
Non sequitur - CORRECT ANSWER - The conclusion doesn't logically follow the
explanation
Ex-The rain came down so hard that Jennifer actually called me
Post Hoc (Ergo Propter Hoc) - CORRECT ANSWER - Writer assumes that because one
event follows another in time that the first event caused the second.
Ex-Eating five candy bars and drinking two sodas before a test helps me get better grades. I did
that and got an A on my last test in history
Faulty Analogies - CORRECT ANSWER - Writer uses similar situations to explain a
relationship but the comparisons/metaphors relate ideas or situations that upon closer inspection
aren't really that similar.
Ex-Forcing students to attend cultural events is like herding cattle to slaughter. The students
stampede in to the event where they are systematically 'put to sleep' by the program
Hasty Generalizations - CORRECT ANSWER - An argument based on insufficient
evidence; one looking only at a small group as representative of the whole.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Begging the Question (circular logic) - CORRECT ANSWER - The writer presents an
arguable point as a fact that supports the argument
Ex-These movies are popular because they make so much money. They make a lot of money
because people like them. People like them because they are so popular
Non sequitur - CORRECT ANSWER - The conclusion doesn't logically follow the
explanation
Ex-The rain came down so hard that Jennifer actually called me
Post Hoc (Ergo Propter Hoc) - CORRECT ANSWER - Writer assumes that because one
event follows another in time that the first event caused the second.
Ex-Eating five candy bars and drinking two sodas before a test helps me get better grades. I did
that and got an A on my last test in history
Faulty Analogies - CORRECT ANSWER - Writer uses similar situations to explain a
relationship but the comparisons/metaphors relate ideas or situations that upon closer inspection
aren't really that similar.
Ex-Forcing students to attend cultural events is like herding cattle to slaughter. The students
stampede in to the event where they are systematically 'put to sleep' by the program
Hasty Generalizations - CORRECT ANSWER - An argument based on insufficient
evidence; one looking only at a small group as representative of the whole.
