You Too Logical Fallacy Activity Pack

"You keep eating my biscuits!" "Well, YOU keep drinking my chocolate milk!"

Cool. But that doesn't change the fact that you ate the biscuits.

Someone calls you out on something. Instead of addressing it, you spin around and point the finger right back at them. "You did it too!" Suddenly the conversation isn't about what you did wrong anymore - it's about what they did wrong. The original problem? Completely forgotten.

That's the You Too Fallacy. Your learners pull it on each other constantly - and have it pulled on them. "You didn't do your homework!" "Well, neither did Jake!" "You broke my headphones." "Yeah, but you lost my charger last month!" The accusation bounces back like a dodgeball, and nobody actually deals with the issue.

This 20-page pack teaches them to recognise when someone deflects criticism by accusing their accuser of the same thing - or something totally different - just to get the heat off themselves. Through an illustrated true story, an original comic, and hands-on activities, they don't memorise a definition. They learn to catch it in the wild.

THE STORY INSIDE

Every pack opens with a true story from history - not a paragraph in a textbook, but a fully illustrated, multi-page narrative.

This pack features the story of Andrei Sakharov and Cold War whataboutism. From 1917 to 1991, the Soviet Union made the You Too Fallacy their go-to move to divert attention from their own wrongdoing. They censored speech, wiretapped phones, trailed dissidents, monitored private mail - anything to silence opposition.

Andrei Sakharov, a nuclear physicist, experienced this first hand. In 1953, he'd helped create the Soviet hydrogen bomb. But as the Cold War between the USSR and the US intensified, he grew troubled by the growing threat of nuclear annihilation. When he spoke out about it, the Soviet government censored him.

The US criticised the Soviets for silencing dissidents like Andrei. The Kremlin ignored the charges and shot back with "YOU DO IT TOO!" They accused the US of jailing civil rights activists, censoring media, and killing students at Kent State. The Soviet newspaper Pravda ("the truth" in English) highlighted US flaws like FBI surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. and firing on journalists who opposed the Vietnam War.

These accusations were true - but they didn't change what the Soviet government was doing to its own people. All it did was get everyone looking the other way. And that's how they kept up their brutal censorship regime. With counterattacks. "You're a hypocrite!" "You do it too!"

The hypocrisy eventually got exposed, so they exiled Sakharov for seven years, restricted his movements, tapped his phones, and blocked his Nobel Peace Prize trip. He was freed in 1986 and died a few years later. He's remembered as a courageous truth-teller who spoke up when so many were afraid.

The lesson: two wrongs don't make a right. Do the right thing and own up to your mistakes.

WHAT'S INSIDE

📖 Illustrated Historical Story - The true story of Andrei Sakharov and Soviet Cold War whataboutism, and how "you do it too!" was used to dodge criticism, silence dissidents, and distract the entire world, told through vivid illustrations across multiple pages.

🎨 Original Comic - Duchess and Bruno hit the You Too Fallacy in a scenario about stolen biscuits, cucumber scares, and grasshopper revenge. 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. Drawn from what they actually encounter, not hypotheticals.

📝 You Too Fallacy Breakdown - Clear definition, worked examples, and activities that build to mastery.

✏️ Interactive Activities - Code Breaker puzzle, Match the Fallacy, The Great Word Hunt, and a Draw Your Own Comic page.

🐾 Hidden Gizmo Hunt - A sneaky character hidden somewhere in the pack. Small detail, disproportionate engagement.

📋 Answer Sheet - For teachers, parents and group leaders. No prep required.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

Most fallacy resources are a definition on a slide and a matching worksheet. This one teaches through storytelling.

Your learners don't just find out what the You Too Fallacy is. They watch a superpower use it to bury its own record for seventy years, laugh at it in a comic, then go hunting for it in the wild. That sequence is why it sticks.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

→ Teachers wanting a critical thinking activity 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'd rather their kids interrogate a claim than swallow it

→ Debate coaches and gifted programs looking for supplementary material with real depth

Designed for ages 10+. Used successfully in middle school, high school, homeschool and family settings - and plenty of adults have quietly worked through it themselves.

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

Printed + Digital

📦 Professionally printed 20-page A4 booklet (21cm x 29.7cm), quality stock
🎨 Colour and black-and-white pages
📋 Answer sheet included
📬 Posted to your door from the Gold Coast
💻 Plus the full digital file, delivered instantly - print it again any time you need another copy

Digital Only

💻 The complete 20-page pack as an instant download
🖨️ Print as many copies as you need for your own home or classroom
📋 Answer sheet included
⚡ No shipping, no wait - have it in front of them tonight

THE FIRST PACK PROMISE

Read it with your kid. If they don't ask for the next one, email us within 30 days and post the booklet back - we'll refund you in full.

No restocking fee. No store credit. No interrogation about why.

We ask for the printed copy back because it's a physical product. Everything else is on us.

(Applies to printed packs. For the digital version, grab the free Bandwagon pack above first - same format, same style, so you know exactly what you're getting.)

CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT

Aligned to critical thinking and literacy standards across three national curricula.

Australia (Australian Curriculum) - Critical and Creative Thinking general capability: analysis, evaluation, inquiry-based learning. English: comprehension, critical thinking, storytelling, writing. Visual Arts: creativity and communication through comic creation.

United Kingdom (National Curriculum) - English: reading comprehension, vocabulary development, persuasive argument, creative writing. Art & Design: developing ideas and creating visual stories. Citizenship: evaluating sources for reliability and bias.

United States (Common Core) - ELA: analysing texts, evaluating arguments, narrative writing, inferencing. Standards for Mathematical Practice: critiquing the reasoning of others. Suitable for Grade 6 and above.

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TERMS OF USE

Personal or single-classroom use only. Not for sharing, reselling or commercial use. Full details in the included Terms of Use document.