Fallacy Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
a. My parents used to get into arguments all the time, and they ended up getting
divorced. Critical thinking teaches people how to make arguments. Therefore, if you
want a happy marriage, don't sign up for a course in critical thinking - ✔✔Equivocation
b. Atoms are invisible to the naked eye. Therefore, I must be invisible since I am made
up of atoms. - ✔✔Equivocation
c. I hear that Dr. Carr is a really good teacher; therefore, it's probably a good idea for me
to sign up for his course in physiology since I'm interested in the subject. -
✔✔Equivocation
d. Americans are among the most obese people in the world. Clyde is an American.
Therefore, Clyde is one of the most obese people in the world. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
e. Police officer: "Why do you rob banks?"
Willie Sutton: "[Because] that's where they keep the money." - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
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,f. The football team at State University is best in its league. Therefore, every member of
the football team is one of the best football players in the league. - ✔✔Fallacy of
Division
g. I have no regrets for what I did. God told me to kill your children. Psalms 137 clearly
says, "Happy is he who shall seize your children and dash them against the rock." -
✔✔Fallacy of Accent
h. The sign on the deli door says "No Animals Allowed." I guess we'll have to find
another place for lunch, since we're humans and humans are clearly animals. -
✔✔Fallacy of Accent
i. You are a bad person because you are a bad student. - ✔✔Equivocation
j. Our town hall says it is giving out parking permits to fish at Warden's Pond. But that's
ridiculous. Why would a fish need a parking permit? - ✔✔Fallacy of Accent
k. The people of Liechtenstein have the highest personal income of any people in any
nation in the world. Therefore, Liechtenstein is the richest nation in the world. -
✔✔Amphiboly
l. God created man in his own image. But you're a woman. Therefore, you aren't created
in God's image. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
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, m. Stanford is academically one of the best universities in the United States. Therefore,
Claude, who is a student at Stanford, is academically one of the best students in the
country. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
n. "Too many doctors are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to
practice their love with women all across the country." George W. Bush addressing a
group of people about the effects of frivolous lawsuits, September 2004. - ✔✔Fallacy of
Division
o. The black rhino is heading toward extinction. So the black rhinos at the Cincinnati
Zoo must be heading toward extinction. - ✔✔Fallacy of composition
p. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal. But that's
certainly not the case. Studies show that people are born unequal in intelligence and
athletic ability. - ✔✔Equivocation
PG 152
a. The legal drinking age in America should be lowered to 18. After all, it's legal for you
to fight and die for your country when you're 18. - ✔✔PG 152
Red herring
PG 152
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100% Pass
a. My parents used to get into arguments all the time, and they ended up getting
divorced. Critical thinking teaches people how to make arguments. Therefore, if you
want a happy marriage, don't sign up for a course in critical thinking - ✔✔Equivocation
b. Atoms are invisible to the naked eye. Therefore, I must be invisible since I am made
up of atoms. - ✔✔Equivocation
c. I hear that Dr. Carr is a really good teacher; therefore, it's probably a good idea for me
to sign up for his course in physiology since I'm interested in the subject. -
✔✔Equivocation
d. Americans are among the most obese people in the world. Clyde is an American.
Therefore, Clyde is one of the most obese people in the world. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
e. Police officer: "Why do you rob banks?"
Willie Sutton: "[Because] that's where they keep the money." - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
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,f. The football team at State University is best in its league. Therefore, every member of
the football team is one of the best football players in the league. - ✔✔Fallacy of
Division
g. I have no regrets for what I did. God told me to kill your children. Psalms 137 clearly
says, "Happy is he who shall seize your children and dash them against the rock." -
✔✔Fallacy of Accent
h. The sign on the deli door says "No Animals Allowed." I guess we'll have to find
another place for lunch, since we're humans and humans are clearly animals. -
✔✔Fallacy of Accent
i. You are a bad person because you are a bad student. - ✔✔Equivocation
j. Our town hall says it is giving out parking permits to fish at Warden's Pond. But that's
ridiculous. Why would a fish need a parking permit? - ✔✔Fallacy of Accent
k. The people of Liechtenstein have the highest personal income of any people in any
nation in the world. Therefore, Liechtenstein is the richest nation in the world. -
✔✔Amphiboly
l. God created man in his own image. But you're a woman. Therefore, you aren't created
in God's image. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
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, m. Stanford is academically one of the best universities in the United States. Therefore,
Claude, who is a student at Stanford, is academically one of the best students in the
country. - ✔✔Fallacy of Division
n. "Too many doctors are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to
practice their love with women all across the country." George W. Bush addressing a
group of people about the effects of frivolous lawsuits, September 2004. - ✔✔Fallacy of
Division
o. The black rhino is heading toward extinction. So the black rhinos at the Cincinnati
Zoo must be heading toward extinction. - ✔✔Fallacy of composition
p. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal. But that's
certainly not the case. Studies show that people are born unequal in intelligence and
athletic ability. - ✔✔Equivocation
PG 152
a. The legal drinking age in America should be lowered to 18. After all, it's legal for you
to fight and die for your country when you're 18. - ✔✔PG 152
Red herring
PG 152
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