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1. Sue: "I wish I had more to talk about on our podcast." Alec: "We should start watching Squid Games; it the most popular show streaming right now, and our listeners are screaming for it." Alec has given in to which emotional fallacy?

a. Denying the consequent

b. Affirming the consequent

c. Peer pressure

d. Non sequitur

2. Aaron and Erin both had a chicken teriyaki bowl from the restaurant down the street, and both got sick. Now, Erin never eats chicken teriyaki from anywhere, claiming it makes people sick. Erin's avoidance is an example of which fallacy?

a. False analogy

b. Hasty generalization

c. Pity

d. Post hoc

3. Organic food cost so much more, but it's natural, and natural is so much better for you. This assumption is an example of which fallacy?

a. Outrage

b. Amphiboly/Equivocation fallacy

c. Appeal to nature

d. Guilt tripping

4. Person A: "Do you shop at Trader Joe's? Everyone in California shops there." Person B: "I mostly shop at Vons because it's right next door, but I guess I need to start driving across town to shop at Trader Joe's. After all, everyone is shopping there." Person B has committed which fallacy?

a. Hasty generalization

b. False dilemma/Either-or fallacy

c. Bandwagon

d. Poisoning the well

5. You cannot prove that TikTok is better than YouTube, and therefore TikTok cannot be better than YouTube. This is an example of which fallacy?

a. Gambler's fallacy

b. Amphiboly/Equivocation fallacy

c. Burden of proof

d. Appeal to nature

6. If we allow physician-assisted suicide, then we will soon be encouraging mass suicide. This statement is an example of which fallacy?

a. Appeal to tradition/Common practice

b. Amphiboly/Equivocation fallacy

c. Slippery slope

d. Guilt by association

7. Of course, my opponent supports legislation for student loan forgiveness. She still owes plenty on her student loans and is just looking for a way to avoid paying them. This statement is an example of which fallacy?

a. Genetic/Originative fallacy

b. False dilemma/Either-or fallacy

c. Ad hominem

d. Ad populum/Appeal to celebrity

8. Imagine what it is like to spend your life in a small, crowded cage. You don't even have room to turn around. You never see the sun until the day you are sent to slaughter. This is what life is like for most factory-farmed livestock. Won't you become vegan today? Rhetoric like this is an example of which emotional fallacy?

a. Apple polishing

b. Genetic/Originative fallacy

c. Stereotyping

d. Guilt tripping

9. Student post: "Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet as a warning to young people about falling in love too young." This student's post engages in which fallacy?

a. Intentional fallacy

b. Affective fallacy

c. Slippery slope

d. Apple polishing

10. The election was stolen. Can you prove that it wasn't? This statement is an example of which fallacy?

a. Bandwagon

b. Burden of proof

c. False analogy

d. Begging the question/Circular logic

11. Post 1: "I cannot believe that the radio station allowed the DJ to make such offensive remarks. That DJ should be fired." Post 2: "Agreed. The DJ crossed the line and should never be allowed on the air again." These posts are examples of which emotional fallacy?

a. Outrage

b. Untestable conclusion

c. Tu quoque/ "What about you?" /Two wrongs make a right

d. Appeal to ignorance