Freshman Logic & Critical Thinking: Final Exam Questions with Explanations (2026)

   🧠 Logic & Fallacy final exam question 🧠 📚CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND GIVE YOUR ANSWER IN THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET (1.5 points each).📚 ​1. ⚽ Each player on the football team is outstanding. Hence, the team itself is outstanding. What is the nature of the fallacy? A. Equivocation 🔄 B. Amphiboly 🎣 C. Composition 🧩 (The error of assuming what is true of the parts must be true of the whole) D. Division ➗ E. Complex question ❓ ​2. 🇩🇪 The Germans are mostly Lutheran. Karl Schmidt is a German. Accordingly, Karl is mostly Lutheran. What kind of fallacy is it? A. Appeal to force 💪 B. Appeal to ignorance 🤷‍♂️ C. Appeal to pity 🥺 D. Composition 🧩 E. Division ➗ (The error of applying a group characteristic to an individual incorrectly) ​3. 📖 What is the nature of the fallacy? God exists because the Bible says so. But how do I know that what the Bible says is true? Because it is God’s Word. A. Complex question ❓ B. Begging the question ⭕ (Circular reasoning at its finest!) C. False dichotomy 🌓 D. Suppressed evidence 🤐 E. Appeal to ignorance 🤷‍♀️ ​4. 🥊 "Have you stopped beating your wife?", contains an implicit flawed argument that could be an instance of: A. Equivocation 🔄 B. Amphiboly 🎣 C. Begging the question ⭕ D. Complex question ⁉️ (A "loaded question" that traps the respondent regardless of the answer) E. False dichotomy 🌓 ​5. ⚖️ Your Honor, it's true that I killed my parents. I fully admit that I murdered them in cold blood. But I should get a light sentence. After all, I am an orphan. What kind of fallacy is committed? A. Appeal to ignorance 🤷‍♂️ B. Appeal to force 💪 C. Appeal to people 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 D. Appeal to pity 🥺 (Trying to win support by exploiting feelings of guilt or pity) E. Argument against the person 👤 ​6. 🍷 Intelligent, refined people insist on the best wines. And our Old World Merlot is the best red wine available. Obviously, Old World Merlot is for you. A. Division ➗ B. Complex question ❓ C. False dichotomy 🌓 D. Snobbery 🎩 (A variety of Appeal to People—associating a product with a "superior" class) E. Vanity ✨ ​7. 🏈 The school needs a football team. I hope you agree. One thing I can tell you for sure: If you want to fit in around here, you’ll see this issue the way the rest of us do. A. Appeal to pity 🥺 B. Appeal to force 💪 C. Appeal to people 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (Specifically the "Bandwagon" or "Peer Pressure" variety) D. Accident 🤕 E. Red herring 🐟 ​ ​8. 👴 My grandfather Joe is a child. No child should have to work for a living. So, Grandfather Joe should not have to work for a living. A. Amphiboly 🎣 B. Equivocation 🔄 (Using the word "child" in two different senses: a biological descendant vs. a minor) C. Complex question ❓ D. Begging the question ⭕ E. Composition 🧩 ​9.(Repeated/Second set). 👨‍🌾 The type of fallacy committed when an arguer distorts an opponent's argument for the purpose of easily attacking it is: A/ Straw Man 🌾 (Building a "weak version" of the argument just to knock it down) B/ Missing the Point 🎯 C/ The red herring 🐟 D/ Slippery Slope ⛸️ Ethiopian Freshman Logic, Critical Thinking Exam, Phil 1011, Common Exam Questions, Logic and Critical Thinking for Freshmen.Tutorial, Exam Review, Step-by-Step Solutions, Educational Resources, Study Guide 2026.​#EthiopianEducation ​#FreshmanLogic ​#ExamPrep2026