Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 59 · 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? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
10. 10.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚩 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
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
16. 16.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
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
21. 21.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
25. 25.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚩 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
33. 33.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) ignore the judges (b) shout at them (c) point it out calmly (d) copy it back
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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