Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 616 · 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 polite reply (b) a debate rule (c) a strong piece of proof (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) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
6. 6.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) copy it back (b) point it out calmly (c) shout at them (d) ignore the judges
7. 7.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
11. 11.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
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
14. 14.🚩 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
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚩 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
18. 18.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🚩 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
29. 29.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
35. 35.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False

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