Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 32 · 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) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
2. 2.🚩 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
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
4. 4.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
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) False (b) True
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
9. 9.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a strong piece of proof (b) a polite reply (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a debate rule
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚩 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
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
20. 20.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) false either/or
21. 21.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
30. 30.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
36. 36.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
40. 40.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

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