1) "Don't believe what Kim says about global warming! Kim dropped out of college!" a) Slippery slope b) Straw man c) Hasty generalization d) Ad hominem 2) "You didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up, and the neighbors will complain, and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids." a) Red herring b) Slippery slope c) Straw man d) Bandwagon 3) "We should move to the midwest because a lot of people I work with said they are moving there." a) Scare tactic b) Bandwagon c) Hasty generalization d) Either/or 4) "Animal rights activists believe that we shouldn't keep animals captive and make them do our will. I guess they would rather have you abandon your pets in the wilderness." a) Straw man b) Faulty cause c) Card stacking d) Red herring 5) "Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year, so it must be the best soft drink in the world." a) Red herring b) Bandwagon c) Appeal to ignorance d) False authority 6) Which of the following is an example of the "Ad Hominem" logical fallacy? a) "Renewable energy is a better choice than using fossil fuels." b) "I think we should invest in more renewable energy sources." c) "People who support renewable energy are just tree-hugging environmentalists." d) "The scientific community supports the use of renewable energy." 7) Teacher A - "Paul is a talented teacher. His pay should be increased." Teacher B - "Oh, so what you're saying is other teachers aren't talented?" a) Ad hominem b) Straw man c) Faulty cause d) Slippery slope 8) "Either join our group for the presentation, or fail the assignment altogether." a) Bandwagon b) Appeal to ignorance c) Either/or d) Red herring 9) "You should bathe three times a day in a tub of warm milk to keep your skin looking young. No one has ever proved that it doesn't work." a) Appeal to ignorance b) Bandwagon c) Hasty generalization d) Slippery slope 10) "Once you let your kids watch cartoons, they're also going to see those toy commercials. If they see the commercials, they will want the toys; before you know it, they're obsessed with the toys and you've lost all control over them. So don't let children watch cartoons." a) Slippery slope b) Appeal to ignorance c) False authority d) Card stacking 11) "Either you floss daily or your teeth will look pathetic." a) Ad hominem b) Red herring c) Card stacking d) Either/or 12) "Mr. Force said to tell you I'm not reading enough. But I don't think you should worry. He's just a language arts teacher, so he always has reading on his mind." a) Scare tactic b) Bandwagon c) Ad hominem d) Faulty cause 13) "Do I want the police department to take charge of writing parking tickets? You mean, do I want to possibly get shot if I pull up next to a fire hydrant? Well, what do you think?" a) Straw man b) Either/or c) Appeal to ignorance d) Faulty cause 14) "I wore a red shirt on the day I took my language arts interim and I passed with an A. Therefore, if I wear a red shirt every time I have a language arts test, I'll pass it with an A." a) Appeal to ignorance b) Slippery slope c) Faulty cause d) Hasty generalization 15) "I know two people who got sick after eating at that McDonalds, so all the food there must be bad." a) Either/org b) Hasty generalization c) Slippery slope d) Faulty cause 16) "Every time I wear my lucky socks, my team wins the game. Therefore, my lucky socks must be the reason we win." a) Faulty cause b) Slippery Slope c) Bandwagon d) Scare tactic 17) "You're either with us or against us. If you don't support our club, you must be against it." a) Scare tactic b) Either/or c) Bandwagon d) Straw man 18) "If we allow students to retake tests, then everyone will want to retake tests, and soon no one will bother studying anymore." a) Faulty cause b) Scare tactic c) Slippery slope d) Bandwagon 19) "Everyone is getting the latest smartphone, so you should too." a) Either/or b) Bandwagon c) Hasty generalization d) Ad hominem 20) "If you don't study hard for this test, you'll fail the class and never get into a good college." a) Scare tactic b) Red herring c) Straw man d) False authority 21) "My mom says that eating candy before bed is bad for you, so it must be true." a) False authority b) Red herring c) Straw man d) Scare tactic 22) "Don't listen to Tim's suggestion about the project, we all know he's not good at anything." a) False authority b) Hasty generalization c) Ad hominem d) Appeal to ignorance 23) "Opponents of the new school lunch program say it's too expensive and won't solve the nutrition problem, but they just don't care about the health of our children." a) Straw man b) Card stacking c) False authority d) Either/or 24) "Mr. Force, you're asking about my grades, but what about the fact that Sarah was late to school three times last week?" a) Red herring b) Hasty generalization c) Card stacking d) Bandwagon 25) "Our school is the best because we have the highest number of students going to college. We won the science fair last year too, but that's not important." a) Slippery slope b) Card stacking c) Appeal to ignorance d) Faulty cause 26) "Nobody can prove that aliens don't exist, so they must be real." a) Straw man b) Slippery slope c) Bandwagon d) Appeal to ignorance 27) "I saw a couple of students sleeping in class today, so I guess all teenagers are lazy." a) Faulty cause b) Either/or c) Bandwagon d) Hasty generalization 28) "My older brother says that watching TV all day is good for you because he saw a Tik Tok about it." a) Straw man b) Faulty cause c) Ad hominem d) False authority 29) "Every time I eat pizza, it rains. Pizza must be causing the bad weather." a) Faulty cause b) Slippery slope c) Bandwagon d) Either/or 30) "If you don't finish your vegetables, you'll get sick and have to go to the hospital." a) Straw man b) Ad hominem c) False authority d) Scare tactic

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