Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 504 · 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? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
3. 3.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) copy it back (c) point it out calmly (d) ignore the judges
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
10. 10.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a polite reply (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 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
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
16. 16.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚩 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) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
21. 21.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (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) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
32. 32.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” 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) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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