Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 391 · 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) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.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
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
16. 16.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
18. 18.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚩 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) false either/or (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
28. 28.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) copy it back (c) ignore the judges (d) point it out calmly
29. 29.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
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (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) True (b) False
32. 32.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a polite reply
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
35. 35.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
37. 37.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or

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