Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 76 · 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? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
2. 2.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) false either/or
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
5. 5.🚩 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
6. 6.🚩 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) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
10. 10.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) ignore the judges (b) point it out calmly (c) shout at them (d) copy it back
16. 16.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a polite reply (d) a debate rule
17. 17.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
27. 27.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚩 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
36. 36.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
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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