CNSL 144: QUIZ - CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: FALLACIES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. Select the fallacy described.
A speaker shares that he can do one thing well, so he can do another unrelated
thing just as well. For example, "I'm a successful businessman, so naturally, I will
be able to run an entire country.
False Analogy
Red Herring (Chewbacca Defense)
False Dilemma
Slippery Slope
False Analogy
2. Select the fallacy described.
The speaker reduces an argument to absurdity, where the premise is
unbelievable. For example, "If all of your friends jump off of a cliff, does that
mean you will too?"
Reductio ad absurdum
autology (Begging the Question)
, Straw Man
False Dilemma
Reductio ad absurdum
3. A speaker legitimizes a choice by claiming that others have chosen it. For
example, my 9-yr-old states that she should have a cell phone because all of her
classmates have cell phones.
Straw Man
Chanticleer Fallacy
Red Herring (Chewbacca Defense)
Appeal to Popularity (Appeal to the People)
Appeal to Popularity (Appeal to the People)
4. The same thing gets repeated in different words. For example, the Rams are
favored to win because they are the better team.
Reductio ad absurdum
False Analogy
Hasty Generalization
Tautology (Begging the Question)
Tautology (Begging the Question)
5.A speaker reaches vast conclusions with minimal data (or too few examples) to
prove her point. For example, the boss of a Fortune 500 company believes that
the intern from Santa Ana College was great, so all future interns must come from
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. Select the fallacy described.
A speaker shares that he can do one thing well, so he can do another unrelated
thing just as well. For example, "I'm a successful businessman, so naturally, I will
be able to run an entire country.
False Analogy
Red Herring (Chewbacca Defense)
False Dilemma
Slippery Slope
False Analogy
2. Select the fallacy described.
The speaker reduces an argument to absurdity, where the premise is
unbelievable. For example, "If all of your friends jump off of a cliff, does that
mean you will too?"
Reductio ad absurdum
autology (Begging the Question)
, Straw Man
False Dilemma
Reductio ad absurdum
3. A speaker legitimizes a choice by claiming that others have chosen it. For
example, my 9-yr-old states that she should have a cell phone because all of her
classmates have cell phones.
Straw Man
Chanticleer Fallacy
Red Herring (Chewbacca Defense)
Appeal to Popularity (Appeal to the People)
Appeal to Popularity (Appeal to the People)
4. The same thing gets repeated in different words. For example, the Rams are
favored to win because they are the better team.
Reductio ad absurdum
False Analogy
Hasty Generalization
Tautology (Begging the Question)
Tautology (Begging the Question)
5.A speaker reaches vast conclusions with minimal data (or too few examples) to
prove her point. For example, the boss of a Fortune 500 company believes that
the intern from Santa Ana College was great, so all future interns must come from
