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- 1. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Lois and Jan did a "snow dance" one afternoon, and it snowed that night. They claimed to have brought the snow.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
- 2. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
- 3. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
“No! Don't eat that piece of chocolate. Today, it's one piece of chocolate, but tomorrow, you've gained 20 lbs!”
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
- 4. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Senator Smith says that the nation should not add to the defense budget. Senator Jones says that he cannot believe that Senator Smith wants to leave the nation defenseless.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
- 5. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 6. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
A man who has cheated on his spouse is confronted by a friend who tells him that it is wrong. The man begins to talk about right versus wrong and who decides.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 7. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
I sneezed at the same time the power went off. My sneeze did something to make the power go off.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 8. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
A student gets into trouble for not meeting the dress code at her school. When her teacher confronts her, she begins talking about how the dress code is a punishment for girls and boys are able to wear whatever they want.
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 9. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Student tells his professor that he thinks some of Donald Trump's positions have merit. Professor says he can't believe that the student believes in support racism.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 10. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 11. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
A politician arguing that his opponent cannot possibly be a good choice for women because he has been married and divorced five times.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 12. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Don't let your cousin borrow $10.00. Next, he's going to be borrowing money from you every day.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 13. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Christine has a terrible experience with a boyfriend. She decides that all boys are mean.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 14. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Kevin's grandparents do not know how to use a computer. Kevin thinks that all older people must be computer illiterate.
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
- 15. Multiple Choice
Match the example to the correct fallacy.
Our soccer team was losing until I bought new shoes. We have not lost a game since I got my lucky shoes!
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Post Hoc
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
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