Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 912 · 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: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
3. 3.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
4. 4.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚩 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) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
8. 8.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
9. 9.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
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
11. 11.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) shout at them (b) point it out calmly (c) copy it back (d) ignore the judges
12. 12.🚩 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
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
15. 15.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
24. 24.🚩 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) false either/or (d) slippery slope
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a strong piece of proof (b) a polite reply (c) a debate rule (d) a mistake in reasoning
32. 32.🚩 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
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
38. 38.🚩 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
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
40. 40.🚩 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

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