Debate Worksheet: Logical Fallacies

Debate lesson 6: Logical fallacies for kids · Set 926 · 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: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
3. 3.True or false: “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚩 How should you answer a fallacy in a debate? (a) point it out calmly (b) ignore the judges (c) shout at them (d) copy it back
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) false either/or
12. 12.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
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
16. 16.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
17. 17.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
19. 19.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
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
21. 21.True or false: “If you eat one samosa, you will end up eating junk food every day.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚩 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) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Your point about recycling is wrong because you are only in Class 6.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
26. 26.True or false: “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
31. 31.🚩 What is a fallacy? (a) a debate rule (b) a polite reply (c) a strong piece of proof (d) a mistake in reasoning
32. 32.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “All my friends skip breakfast, so it must be fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) slippery slope
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either the class is painted blue, or it will look terrible.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚩 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) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
38. 38.True or false: “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False

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