Spot the Media Fallacy

Test your ability to identify logical fallacies in modern media examples. Match each statement to the correct fallacy type.

Instructions: Select the correct answer for each question and click Submit when finished.
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Question 1: "Everyone is switching to this new smartphone, so it must be the best one available."

Bandwagon Fallacy
Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Straw Man Fallacy

Question 2: "Senator Johnson wants to increase education funding. Clearly, he hates our military and doesn't care about national defense."

Appeal to Authority
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Slippery Slope

Question 3: "A celebrity doctor recommends this diet pill, so it must work and be safe."

Red Herring
Hasty Generalization
Tu Quoque
Appeal to Authority

Question 4: "My opponent claims climate change is real, but he flies on private jets. His argument is invalid."

Post Hoc
Composition Fallacy
No True Scotsman
Tu Quoque (Appeal to Hypocrisy)

Question 5: "If we allow people to work from home, soon nobody will come to the office, productivity will plummet, and the company will collapse."

Slippery Slope
Loaded Question
Appeal to Emotion
Begging the Question

Question 6: "Crime rates dropped after the mayor took office, therefore the mayor's policies reduced crime."

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
False Equivalence
Ad Populum
Straw Man Fallacy

Question 7: "My opponent says we need prison reform, but what he really wants is to release all criminals onto our streets."

Straw Man Fallacy
Appeal to Nature
Genetic Fallacy
Circular Reasoning

Question 8: "This organic food is healthier because it's natural, and natural things are always better for you."

Middle Ground Fallacy
Burden of Proof
False Cause
Appeal to Nature

Question 9: "I met two rude people from that city, so everyone from there must be unfriendly."

Sunk Cost Fallacy
Texas Sharpshooter
Appeal to Tradition
Hasty Generalization

Question 10: "We've always done it this way, so we shouldn't change our process now."

Appeal to Tradition
Ad Hominem
False Analogy
Equivocation

Question 11: "You can't criticize the government's policy because you're not a politician yourself."

Appeal to Consequences
Division Fallacy
Composition Fallacy
Ad Hominem (Circumstantial)

Question 12: "Think of the children! We must ban this video game immediately to protect their innocence."

Appeal to Emotion
Loaded Question
False Dilemma
Begging the Question

Question 13: "The investigation found nothing wrong, which just proves how deep the cover-up really goes."

Ambiguity Fallacy
Non Sequitur
Circular Reasoning (Begging the Question)
Red Herring

Question 14: "Either you support our policy completely, or you're against progress and want society to fail."

False Dilemma (Black-and-White Thinking)
Anecdotal Fallacy
Burden of Proof
Slippery Slope

Question 15: "Sure, I ran a red light, but other people speed all the time and don't get tickets."

Genetic Fallacy
Post Hoc
Tu Quoque (Two Wrongs Make a Right)
Appeal to Ignorance

Question 16: "This weight loss supplement works! My friend lost 10 pounds after taking it."

Straw Man
Anecdotal Fallacy
False Equivalence
Appeal to Authority

Question 17: "No one has proven that this chemical is completely safe, so it must be dangerous."

Slippery Slope
False Cause
Hasty Generalization
Appeal to Ignorance

Question 18: "The economy and stock market are basically the same thing, so if the stock market is up, everyone must be doing well financially."

Division Fallacy
False Equivalence
Composition Fallacy
Middle Ground

Question 19: "Each player on the team is excellent, so the team must be unbeatable."

Hasty Generalization
Composition Fallacy
Division Fallacy
False Analogy

Question 20: "When have you stopped taking bribes?" (asked to someone who never took bribes)

Loaded Question
Straw Man
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning

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