Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 227 · 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? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
2. 2.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) ignore the judges (c) copy it back (d) point it out calmly
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a debate rule (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a mistake in reasoning
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚩 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
24. 24.🚩 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) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
27. 27.🚩 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
28. 28.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚩 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
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False

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