Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 212 · 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? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
4. 4.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) ignore the judges (b) point it out calmly (c) copy it back (d) shout at them
8. 8.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
19. 19.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
28. 28.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a polite reply (d) a mistake in reasoning
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True

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