Logical Fallacy Identification Reasoning Practice Questions

Logical Fallacy Identification Reasoning Questions

1. "Eating chocolate cured my cold, so chocolate must have medicinal properties." Which logical fallacy is present in this statement?
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
False equivalence
Hasty generalization
Appeal to nature
2. "Vaccines contain chemicals. Chemicals are bad for you. Therefore, vaccines are bad for you." What logical fallacy is present in this argument?
Hasty generalization
False cause
Composition fallacy
Appeal to nature
3. A politician argues, "My opponent supports welfare programs. They clearly want to create a nation of lazy dependents." What logical fallacy is demonstrated here?
Ad hominem
Straw man
False dilemma
Appeal to emotion
4. "All successful people wake up early. Therefore, if you want to be successful, you must wake up early." What logical fallacy does this statement contain?
False cause
Hasty generalization
Appeal to authority
Circular reasoning
5. "My opponent argues that we should invest in renewable energy, but he drives a gas-guzzling SUV. Clearly, his argument is invalid." What logical fallacy is demonstrated here?
Tu quoque
Appeal to nature
Genetic fallacy
Composition/division
6. "Many successful entrepreneurs dropped out of college. Therefore, college education is unnecessary for success in business." What logical fallacy is present in this reasoning?
Hasty generalization
False cause
Appeal to authority
Begging the question
7. A politician argues, "My opponent supports a carbon tax. They clearly want to destroy jobs and ruin our economy." What logical fallacy is demonstrated here?
False dilemma
Ad hominem
Straw man
Appeal to fear
8. "You can't trust that scientific study because it was funded by a corporation." What logical fallacy is present in this argument?
Genetic fallacy
Ad hominem
Appeal to authority
False dilemma
9. "If we allow prayer in schools, we'll end up living in a theocracy." What logical fallacy is demonstrated here?
Hasty generalization
Slippery slope
False dilemma
Appeal to tradition
10. "The senator argues for stricter environmental regulations. He clearly hates businesses and wants to destroy the economy." What logical fallacy is demonstrated in this statement?
Ad hominem
Straw man
False cause
Bandwagon fallacy
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