Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 492 · 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.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a strong piece of proof (b) a polite reply (c) a debate rule (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
3. 3.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚩 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
7. 7.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🚩 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
10. 10.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
14. 14.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) ignore the judges (b) shout at them (c) copy it back (d) point it out calmly
20. 20.🚩 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) false either/or (d) slippery slope
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
23. 23.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
27. 27.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚩 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
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (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) True (b) False
40. 40.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) slippery slope

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