Logical Fallacies Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ad hominem - CORRECT ANSWER - Attacking a person's motive or character instead of
his/her argument; this is used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his/her view
Ad populum - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that if many or most people believe
something, it must be true
Ad verecundiam - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of an authority figure in a reference to
the argument; implies that authority/respected persons support the argument when in reality they
may not
Begging the question - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as circular reasoning, an
argument in which the conclusion you are trying to prove is assumed in the premise
Either/Or Fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER - Asserts that a situation can have only two
possible outcomes, one of which is definitely preferable
Hasty generalization - CORRECT ANSWER - Basing a conclusion on too little evidence
Non sequitur - CORRECT ANSWER - An attempt to relate two or more ideas which are
not related; one idea does not logically lead to the next
Oversimplicfication - CORRECT ANSWER - Trying to provide a simple solution to a
complex problem
Post hoc - CORRECT ANSWER - The assumption that an earlier event causes a later
event, when there may be no connection between them
, Red herring - CORRECT ANSWER - Bringing up something that distracts the audience's
attention from the real issue
Misleading statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of statistical evidence in order to
mislead
Scare tactics - CORRECT ANSWER - Try to frighten people into agreeing with the arguer
by threatening them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences
Bandwagon appeal - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for ad populum
Poisoning the well - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for an ad hominem attack
Circular reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for Begging the Question
Faulty anaolgy - CORRECT ANSWER - An inaccurate, inappropriate, or misleading
comparison between two things
Appeal to fear - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for a scare tactic
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Martha: I am innocent to a witch. i know not what a witch is.
Hathorne: How do you know, then, that you are not a witch? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Begging the Question
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Hathorne: Are you gone daft, Corey?...
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Ad hominem - CORRECT ANSWER - Attacking a person's motive or character instead of
his/her argument; this is used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his/her view
Ad populum - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that if many or most people believe
something, it must be true
Ad verecundiam - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of an authority figure in a reference to
the argument; implies that authority/respected persons support the argument when in reality they
may not
Begging the question - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as circular reasoning, an
argument in which the conclusion you are trying to prove is assumed in the premise
Either/Or Fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER - Asserts that a situation can have only two
possible outcomes, one of which is definitely preferable
Hasty generalization - CORRECT ANSWER - Basing a conclusion on too little evidence
Non sequitur - CORRECT ANSWER - An attempt to relate two or more ideas which are
not related; one idea does not logically lead to the next
Oversimplicfication - CORRECT ANSWER - Trying to provide a simple solution to a
complex problem
Post hoc - CORRECT ANSWER - The assumption that an earlier event causes a later
event, when there may be no connection between them
, Red herring - CORRECT ANSWER - Bringing up something that distracts the audience's
attention from the real issue
Misleading statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of statistical evidence in order to
mislead
Scare tactics - CORRECT ANSWER - Try to frighten people into agreeing with the arguer
by threatening them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences
Bandwagon appeal - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for ad populum
Poisoning the well - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for an ad hominem attack
Circular reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for Begging the Question
Faulty anaolgy - CORRECT ANSWER - An inaccurate, inappropriate, or misleading
comparison between two things
Appeal to fear - CORRECT ANSWER - Another name for a scare tactic
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Martha: I am innocent to a witch. i know not what a witch is.
Hathorne: How do you know, then, that you are not a witch? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Begging the Question
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Hathorne: Are you gone daft, Corey?...
