Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 839 · 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.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a strong piece of proof (c) a debate rule (d) a mistake in reasoning
2. 2.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
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
5. 5.🚩 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
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
10. 10.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
13. 13.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
14. 14.🚩 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
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
19. 19.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚩 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
21. 21.🚩 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
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
25. 25.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
27. 27.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚩 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
30. 30.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) point it out calmly (c) ignore the judges (d) copy it back
31. 31.🚩 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) everyone does it (d) false either/or
32. 32.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” 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) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True

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