Logic Unit Test Review

Logical Fallacies

100

Aliens exist because no one has proven that they don't exist.

Appeal to Ignorance

200

Please pass me on this test! I deserve to pass! If I don't pass, I will become so sad and miserable. :(

Appeal to pity

300

This car is fast. It has great speed. 

Begging the question

400

Cold weather often happens in February. Car sales also often increase in February. I guess cold weather causes more cars to be sold.

Mere Correlation

500

I went to the gym, and then I got a good mark on my test. My workout must have caused me to get a good mark.

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

Common Patterns

100

"90% of counsellors recommend this. It must be good!"

statistical argument

200

If A, then B. A is true. So, B.

Modus ponens

300

This place sells great candy. My friend comes here all the time, and he says so.

Arg. from authority.

400

Three types of people will buy airpods: teenagers, athletes, and college professors. Danielle has airpods. She is twenty years old and hates sports. So, Danielle must be a professor. 

Argument by eleimination

500

"Leah said she would go if Ruby goes. Leah isn't going to go. So, Ruby isn't going."

Modus Tollens

Mystery Questions

100

Is the following passage an argument: "I can't find my keys!"

No. This is just a statement.

200

The conclusion of the argument is this: "Probably, Jason is really strong." 

Is the argument that this statement belongs to inductive or deductive?

inductive

300

What is the symbol in logic for "therefore"

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400

A valid deductive argument in which one of the premises is: "Donald Trump is not president." is ________

Not sound

500

Fill in the blank for modus tollens.

I will swim if I want to.

___________________.

So, ________________.

I am not swimming.

So, I do not want to.