Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 699 · 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.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a debate rule (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.🚩 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
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.🚩 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
16. 16.🚩 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) false either/or (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) point it out calmly (b) shout at them (c) ignore the judges (d) copy it back
18. 18.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
19. 19.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
24. 24.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
26. 26.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🚩 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) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
37. 37.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
38. 38.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
40. 40.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True

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