Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 895 · 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? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
4. 4.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a polite reply (b) a debate rule (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a mistake in reasoning
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🚩 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
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🚩 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) slippery slope (d) false either/or
24. 24.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) copy it back (b) ignore the judges (c) point it out calmly (d) shout at them
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
28. 28.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
30. 30.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚩 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) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
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) True (b) False
37. 37.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
40. 40.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

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