Schools Division Office, Navotas City

NAVOTAS NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

M. Naval St., Sipac, Navotas City

FIRST PERIODIC EXAMINATION

RESEARCH 3

Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________________ Score: ____/50

Grade 9 Science Class Teacher: Mr. Don King O. Evangelista

Logical Fallacies. The following statements contain a logical fallacy. Identify the logical fallacy in each. Choose from the
box below. NO ERASURES. (30 points)

Batch 1

Oversimplification Non-sequitir Post-hoc, ergo propter hoc

Undefined term Equivocation Overgeneralization
Hasty generalization Stereotyping False analogy
Begging the Question

_________________ 1. The medicine that I sell contains effective ingredients. These ingredients are effective because
they are in this medicine.

_________________ 2. Germans are not good at dancing Samba. Shes a German. So, shes not going to be any good at
dancing Samba.

_________________ 3. Students in science class are like children who are forced eat and eat until they become ill. These
students are fed so much knowledge that its like being forced to eat three full-course dinners everyday. Pretty soon, they
will lose their appetite and will suffer indigestion. In star section, students have to absorb so much knowledge that they
get tired of studying, sick of books, and pained by mental indigestion.

_________________ 4. If Im a cat, Im a mammal. Im a mammal; therefore, Im a cat.

_________________ 5. Many students failed in Physics because the topics were too difficult.

_________________ 6. A feather is light. What is light cannot be dark. So, a feather cannot be dark.

_________________ 7. The lion will be arriving here on Monday.

_________________ 8. The earthquake stopped when we started reciting scriptures from the Bible.

_________________ 9. If Im in Manila, Im in the Philippines. Im not in Manila; therefore, Im not in the Philippines.

_________________ 10. Many students hate solving Math problems. Some students would rather browse Facebook than
do Math assignments. Facebook is the reason why students hate solving problems.

_________________ 11. The priest told me I should have faith. I have faith that my son will do well in school this year.
Therefore, the priest should be happy with me.

_________________ 12. I wore my purple sweater and my team won against all the odds. Therefore I am going to wear
that sweater to every game.

_________________ 13. People generally like to walk on the beach. Beaches have sand. Therefore, having sand floors
in homes would be a great idea!

_________________ 14. My father smoked four packs of cigarettes a day since age fourteen and lived until age sixty-
nine. Therefore, smoking really cant be that bad for you.

_________________ 15. Paranormal activity is real because I have experienced what can only be described as paranormal
activity.

1
Batch 2

Argumentum ad hominem Argumentum ad baculum Argumentum ad populum

Argumentum ad ignorantiam Argumentum ad verecundiam Argumentum ad misericordiam
Red Herring Slippery slope

_________________ 1. Everyone seems to love the new ice cream in town. Some students tried it earlier. You should,
too!

_________________ 2. Jose Rizal should not be the National Hero. He was a womanizer!

_________________ 3. Informal settlers should be allowed to stay near the creek indefinitely because we need to
consider their welfare, their socio-economic status, and their future. What if being in Manila is their only way of living?

_________________ 4. Allowing R-18 movies like 50 Shades Darker to be shown in major cinemas will cause curiosity
among the young. They might watch those regardless of restrictions and soon, we have to worry about the young having a
passive-aggressive preference towards sex.

_________________ 5. The current CEO seems well-loved by the employees because I havent heard any complaints
against him.

_________________ 6. When questioned why she went home late, she talked about how unprepared she was for the cold
weather.

_________________ 7. The local beauty pageant in our barangay in Quezon shouldnt have allowed my classmates
cousin to join the Inter-barangay Beauty Pageant because shes only half Filipina, speaks in English as if shes from
another country, and is rumored to have slept with men.

_________________ 8. Chef Jeremiah asserted that establishing high-rise condominiums makes the city more crowded.
The engineering students plan to cite his points on their paper.

_________________ 9. Many college students study in coffee shops. It is simply the thing to do.

_________________ 10. Any step will guarantee you a case of sexual harassment. Stay away from me! shouted the
woman.

_________________ 11. You can't trust Jones' theory of electromagnetic particles because he's a communist.

_________________ 12. No one has ever proven that UFOs exist. Therefore, they don't exist.

_________________ 13. Augusto Pinochet is an old, dying man. It is wrong to make him stand trial for alleged offenses.

_________________ 14. Give up your foolish pride, kneel down and accept our religion today if you don't want to burn in
hell forever and ever!

_________________ 15. If you two go and drink coffee together one thing will lead to another and next thing you know
you'll be pregnant and end up spending your life on welfare living in the Projects.