Genetic Fallacy Question Pack - Free Download

Martha Carrier had lost three children, argued with her neighbours, and spoke her mind. In Salem in 1692, that was enough to hang her. Nobody looked for evidence of witchcraft. They looked at who she was - and decided that was proof enough.

She was grumpy. She was unlucky. People didn't like her. So when accusations came, nobody asked whether they were true. The source told them everything they thought they needed to know.

That's the Genetic Fallacy: judging an idea by where it came from instead of what it says. The point dies - not because it was wrong, but because of who said it. Your kids see it constantly. In every "look who's talking" they'll ever be handed. This free Question Pack teaches them to catch it.

What's in the free Question Pack:

• Discussion and research questions that get kids arguing about the Martha Carrier story - the productive kind of arguing
• A guided walk through how a Salem court judged a woman's grief, personality and family instead of the evidence - and hanged an innocent woman
• An answer sheet, so you can run it at the dinner table or in a classroom with zero prep

The deal, stated plainly

We teach people to spot manipulation, so it would be a bit rich to hide ours. This pack is free because it's the best advertisement we have. You hand over your email, we send the download, and every so often we'll email you about new comics, book and our card game. Unsubscribe the moment we get boring. 

One email. Check your spam folder - our goodies have a talent for landing there. 

What the free pack doesn't include

The fully illustrated Martha Carrier story. The Duchess & Bruno comic. The Spot-the-Fallacy hunt through real ads and headlines. The Code Breaker, the Draw Your Own Comic page, and the hidden Gizmo kids go feral trying to find.

All of that lives in the Genetic Fallacy Activity Pack - a 20-page printed booklet, rated 5.0 by teachers and parents on Etsy and TPT. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My kids absolutely adore the characters and story! It reminds us of horrible histories. I haven't found anything like this pack before." - Sandra

It's one of 24. Every pack takes one fallacy, one historical disaster and one comic - and turns them into a kid who is very hard to fool.