UGC NET Informal fallacies Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 21 previous-year questions on Informal fallacies from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 6: Logical Reasoning, drawn from 18 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Informal fallacies
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Fallacy of composition | 5 |
| Begging the question | 4 |
| Appeal to ignorance | 3 |
| Fallacy of division | 3 |
| Appeal to inappropriate authority | 1 |
| Fallacies of relevance | 1 |
| Non-sequitur | 1 |
| Matching fallacy to description | 1 |
| Ad hominem | 1 |
| False alternative | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Informal fallacies appears in 18 of 87 papers (21%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
"Dogs are frequently encountered in the streets. Siberian huskies are dogs. Therefore Siberian huskies are frequently encountered in the streets." This arguments is invalid because it commits the fallacy of :
Identify the fallacy committed in the following statement : "No one has ever proved that aliens do not exist, therefore aliens must exist".
Which of the following fallacy involves using a negative trait of a speaker as evidence that the speaker's statement is false or the argument is weak ?
"A man denies that he is a religious person, therefore, he must be a heretic". Which fallacy is committed in the above statement ?
Which of the following fallacies involves supporting a proposition with an argument in which that proposition is a premise ?
Which logical fallacy is involved in the following statement : "The word 'God' is not meaningless ; therefore it has a meaning." ?
"Mister X rightly deserves to be called as a big poet because he comes from a big country." Which logical fallacy is committed in the above statement?
"Everyone of us is mortal, therefore it is obvious that some day the human race will disappear from earth." Identify the logical fallacy committed in the above statement.
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