Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 649 · 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 claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
3. 3.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
8. 8.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
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
11. 11.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) copy it back (b) ignore the judges (c) point it out calmly (d) shout at them
13. 13.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.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
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🚩 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
20. 20.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
22. 22.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
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
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.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a polite reply
31. 31.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚩 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) slippery slope (d) false either/or
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
39. 39.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True

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