The False Dilemma - #4 in our Fallacies for Kids Series

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The False Dilemma: Sparkle or Swamp? 🧹🤔

Something is very wrong in the cave of the Terrible Trio! Grumblegut the Ogre, Trolla the Troll, and Snotbeard the Giant are not happy—their cave is a total disaster! 🤯

Grumblegut declares they only have two choices: either scrub the cave until it sparkles like a fairy's teapot, or move forever to the gross Sludgebrook Swamps! 🧚‍♀️🤢 The Trio spends the whole day arguing about why both choices are so terrible! They can't imagine a clean cave and they definitely don't want to live in a swamp.

But when Wizzlethorp the Wizard stops by, he tells them they've fallen into a "False Dilemma"! What does that mean? And can he help the Terrible Trio realize they have more than just two awful choices? 🤔

Join our monster friends in a hilarious and messy adventure about problem-solving and finding a "just right" solution!

After the story, we'll be joined again by Stephanie Simoes from Critikid.com! She'll help us understand another logical fallacy, called a False Dilemma – just like the one Grumblegut gave the Terrible Trio! 🤔

Starring:

Elise, 9, Australia

Nicholas, 9, USA

Leo, 4, Australia

Kaia, 8, Philippines

Well done kids!!

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