Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 709 · 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? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
3. 3.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
4. 4.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) false either/or
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚩 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
8. 8.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
13. 13.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
23. 23.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a strong piece of proof (b) a polite reply (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a debate rule
24. 24.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🚩 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
32. 32.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) ignore the judges (b) point it out calmly (c) copy it back (d) shout at them
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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