The Logical Fallacy Spotter

Ten bad arguments, what each one sounds like, and the tell that gives it away. One page, ages 9–16.

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Teach One. Then Hunt For It.

Don’t work through all ten. Pick a single fallacy, name it, and then spot it together for a week — in adverts, in arguments at the table, in what people say online. Naming a thing is what makes it visible, and a child who can say “that’s attacking the person” has turned a vague feeling into an actual argument.

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