Braingle: 'Logical Fallacies I' Trivia Quiz

Fallacies occur when using invalid logic, irrelevant facts, or incorrect reasoning to lead to a misconception. Which fallacy is committed in each quote?

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Category:	Humanities
Created By:	HarryPutter

#1 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "4 out of 5 dentists approve of this shampoo"?

Appeal to the masses
Appeal from ignorance
Appeal to authority
Appeal to tradition

#2 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Eat your food. Think about the starving children in Africa"?

Appeal to tradition
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to consequence
Slippery slope

#3 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "This hotel room has bed bugs, therefore the whole hotel has bed bugs"?

#4 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Every time I talk to Pete, there is a thunderstorm. Therefore, Pete causes thunderstorms"?

#5 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "My beliefs are right because the scripture says they are right"?

Equivocation
Ad hominem
Appeal to tradition
Begging the question

#6 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Justin Bieber has millions of fans; therefore, he must be talented"?

#7 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "If we allow our children to play violent video games, they will become violent. Violence leads to crime and murder. Therefore, we should ban video games to prevent crime"?

False cause
Slippery slope
Loaded question
False effect

#8 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Either you're with me, or against me"?

Poisoning the well
Ad hominem
Appeal to emotion
False dichotomy

Logical Fallacies I

#1 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "4 out of 5 dentists approve of this shampoo"?

#2 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Eat your food. Think about the starving children in Africa"?

#3 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "This hotel room has bed bugs, therefore the whole hotel has bed bugs"?

#4 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Every time I talk to Pete, there is a thunderstorm. Therefore, Pete causes thunderstorms"?

#5 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "My beliefs are right because the scripture says they are right"?

#6 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Justin Bieber has millions of fans; therefore, he must be talented"?

#7 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "If we allow our children to play violent video games, they will become violent. Violence leads to crime and murder. Therefore, we should ban video games to prevent crime"?

#8 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "Either you're with me, or against me"?

#9 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "There's no evidence that there is no God, therefore God exists"?

#10 Which fallacy is committed in the following: "People are like cats. You have to know how to scratch them to win their favor"?

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