Logical Fallacy Starter Set - 6 Printed Activity Books for Kids & Teens, Ages 10+

Most fallacy resources are a definition on a slide and a matching exercise. These teach through storytelling. Your learners don't just find out what a fallacy is - they watch it play out in a real disaster, laugh at it in a comic, then go hunting for it in the wild. That sequence is why it sticks, and why kids come back asking for the next one.

Every pack opens with a true story from history - not a paragraph in a textbook, but a fully illustrated, multi-page narrative. Here are the six your learners receive:

Gambler's Fallacy (It's My Turn to Win): Monte Carlo, 1913. The roulette ball landed on black 26 times in a row, and the crowd lost fortunes betting red had to be next. The odds of that run: about 1 in 127 million.

Bandwagon Effect (Jumping on the Bandwagon): Isaac Newton could chart the heavens, yet he still lost a fortune buying South Sea Company stock, for no better reason than everyone else was.

Slippery Slope (Next Thing You Know): Salem, 1692. One accusation, no evidence, and a town that slid straight down to 19 hangings.

Appeal to Authority (Trust the Experts): Tobacco companies paid physicians to put their name behind cigarettes. "More doctors smoke Camels" sold the world a deadly lie.

Hasty Generalisation (Jumping to Conclusions): In 1917 the Bolsheviks branded anyone who owned a cow or a few tools a "kulak", a class enemy. One detail, one sweeping conclusion, and a nation turned on its own people.

Straw Man Argument (Twisting My Words): How the pacifist philosopher Bertrand Russell had his real argument bent into something easier to condemn, and what it cost him.

Illustrated historical story - the true disaster, told across multiple illustrated pages.

Original comic - Duchess and Bruno walk straight into the fallacy in a scene your learners will recognise instantly, followed by a "Break It Down" page that connects the joke to the concept.

Real-life examples - spot the fallacy in advertising, social media, news and politics.

Plain-language breakdown - a clear definition and worked examples that build to mastery.

Interactive activities - puzzles, matching, word hunts and a Draw Your Own Comic page.

Hidden Gizmo hunt - six sneaky Gizmos hidden in every pack.

Answer sheet - for teachers, parents and group leaders. No prep required.

You'll receive the six printed A4 booklets listed above (20 pages each), colour and black-and-white pages, with a full answer sheet for every pack. Printed and shipped from the Gold Coast.

Teachers building a critical-thinking unit that actually engages middle schoolers, not just occupies them.

Homeschooling families who want structured, curriculum-aligned content that doesn't feel like a chore.

Parents who want their kids to stop falling for playground arguments - and start spotting the reasoning behind them.

Debate coaches and gifted programs after supplementary material with real depth. Written for ages 10 and up.

Curriculum aligned. 🇦🇺 Australian Curriculum (ACARA), Years 5-8. English: analysing arguments, evaluating evidence, identifying flawed reasoning. 🇺🇸 US Common Core, Grades 4-8. ELA: evaluating arguments, identifying fallacies, writing with sound reasoning. 🇬🇧 UK National Curriculum, Key Stages 2-3. English: detecting bias, critical evaluation of texts, building reasoned responses.

$119.70 value for $99 - six packs for the price of five. The six professionally printed A4 booklets above, printed and shipped from the Gold Coast with free shipping across Australia.

Written by a history teacher. Drawn by humans. No AI. Duchess & Bruno is a mother-and-son team: a University Medal-winning history teacher who researches every pack from the original history books, and the son who makes it funny. Every illustration is drawn by hand and every fact is checked before it ships. No AI, no stock art - just original characters your kids will remember, from a brand that teaches kids to spot dodgy reasoning and doesn't get to be sloppy with the facts.

The First Pack Promise. Read the first pack with your kid. If they don't ask for the next one, post the set back within 30 days for a full refund. We can offer that because we know what happens when they meet Duchess and Bruno: they want more. (Applies to printed packs. For digital, grab the free Bandwagon pack first so you know exactly what you're getting.)