Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 303 · 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 says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
2. 2.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (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) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
19. 19.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
23. 23.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
27. 27.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a debate rule (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope

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