Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 786 · 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? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a debate rule (c) a polite reply (d) a strong piece of proof
13. 13.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
15. 15.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🚩 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
23. 23.🚩 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
24. 24.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
26. 26.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
28. 28.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
31. 31.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
40. 40.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

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