Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 807 · 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? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
2. 2.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
5. 5.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) point it out calmly (b) ignore the judges (c) copy it back (d) shout at them
6. 6.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
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
13. 13.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
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
17. 17.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
20. 20.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
24. 24.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
26. 26.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a polite reply (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a mistake in reasoning
27. 27.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
31. 31.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
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False

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