Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 763 · 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 a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a polite reply (d) a strong piece of proof
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
11. 11.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) ignore the judges (c) point it out calmly (d) copy it back
12. 12.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
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: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
26. 26.🚩 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) everyone does it (d) false either/or
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
28. 28.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚩 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) false either/or (d) slippery slope
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True

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