Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 880 · 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: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
6. 6.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) point it out calmly (b) copy it back (c) ignore the judges (d) shout at them
7. 7.True or false: “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
15. 15.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (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) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
17. 17.🚩 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
18. 18.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.🚩 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) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a debate rule
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🚩 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
31. 31.🚩 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
32. 32.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚩 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
39. 39.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False

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