Quiz: Fallacies

Quiz Questions:

1. Which fallacy is present when someone argues: "No one has proven that extraterrestrials do not exist, so they must exist"?

a) Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc b) Argumentum ad Ignorantiam c) Petitio Principii d) False dichotomy

2. A politician says: "My opponent smoked marijuana in his youth, so you should not take his economic plan seriously." Which fallacy is this?

a) Ad Hominem b) Straw man argument c) Red herring d) Slippery slope

3. "If we introduce a speed limit on motorways, we will soon be living in a totalitarian state in which every aspect of our lives is regulated." Which fallacy is this?

a) Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc b) False dichotomy c) Slippery slope d) Argumentum ad Baculum

4. Which of the following is a formal fallacy?

a) Straw man argument b) Affirming the consequent c) Argumentum ad Populum d) Loaded question

5. "All parts of this computer are cheap. So the computer is cheap." Which fallacy is present here?

a) Division b) Composition c) Equivocation d) Amphiboly

Answers:

1. b) Argumentum ad Ignorantiam
2. a) Ad Hominem
3. c) Slippery slope
4. b) Affirming the consequent
5. b) Composition