Logical Fallacy Identification Reasoning Practice Questions

Logical Fallacy Identification Reasoning Questions

Logical Fallacy Identification Reasoning Questions

1. "If we allow abortion to be legal, it will lead to a culture that devalues all human life." Which logical fallacy is present in this argument?
Slippery slope
False equivalence
Straw man
Appeal to emotion
2. "If we legalize marijuana, drug use will skyrocket and society will fall apart." What logical fallacy is present in this claim?
False dilemma
Slippery slope
Ad hominem
Appeal to tradition
3. "If we allow students to choose their own courses, they'll never learn anything important and education standards will plummet." What logical fallacy is present here?
Hasty generalization
Slippery slope
False dilemma
Appeal to tradition
4. "If we don't increase funding for space exploration, we'll fall behind other countries and lose our technological edge." Which fallacy is demonstrated here?
False dilemma
Slippery slope
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
5. "The senator opposes this welfare program, so he obviously hates poor people." Which fallacy is demonstrated here?
Ad hominem
Straw man
False dilemma
Hasty generalization
6. "If we don't increase military spending, our enemies will see us as weak and vulnerable, leading to more conflicts and potentially World War III." Which fallacy is illustrated in this statement?
Slippery slope
Appeal to fear
False dilemma
Hasty generalization
7. "The CEO of a major corporation says trickle-down economics works. Therefore, it must be true." What logical fallacy does this statement demonstrate?
Appeal to authority
Ad hominem
Straw man
False cause
8. "If we legalize marijuana, it will lead to increased use of harder drugs." Which logical fallacy is present in this argument?
Slippery slope
False equivalence
Straw man
Appeal to fear
9. "The stock market crashed after the new tax law was passed. Therefore, the new tax law caused the crash." What logical fallacy does this statement contain?
False cause
Hasty generalization
Appeal to authority
Ad populum
10. "Everyone I know agrees that this movie is terrible, so it must be a bad film." What logical fallacy is present in this argument?
Bandwagon fallacy
Hasty generalization
Appeal to emotion
False dilemma
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