Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 172 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Name the broken step): Attacking the person: “Don’t listen to him, he…” — the idea is ignored. Everyone does it: “All my friends do it, so it must be fine.” Slippery slope: “If we allow one…, soon…”. False either/or: “Either we…, or…” when other choices exist. Point it out calmly and explain why it proves nothing.

1. 1.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
2. 2.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
4. 4.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
6. 6.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
12. 12.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) point it out calmly (b) ignore the judges (c) copy it back (d) shout at them
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
18. 18.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
24. 24.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
26. 26.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
38. 38.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True

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