Nonsense Arguments

How to buy:

• • This PDF pack is included in our Enrichment Bundle on this website. 

Description, Sample Pages & Details

• • We heart this package. It's mega-fun. And it uses a combo of critical AND creative thinking.
  • It contains 88 truly non-sensical proposals, but you have to imagine they're serious. You must come up with ways to support or oppose the outlandish ideas.
  • It might help to imagine it’s the future or a parallel universe and that someone somewhere is truly proposing these ideas and people are truly considering them - and now you have to join the debate.

Age range: Really depends on the individual and their level of creative and lateral thinking skills. Estimating ages 10-ish and up. Make sure to view samples below.

Sample cards:

Different ways to use these cards:

• • Use these cards for awesome discussions in either large or small groups.
  • You can brainstorm argument ideas, consider unintended consequences and work the imagination to explore what could be happening inside a society that would cause such a proposal to be considered a genuine solution.
  • Besides having discussions, you can also stage formal debates, either one-on-one or in teams.
  • You can have fun with impromptu mini-speeches.
  • You can use the cards as writing prompts for persuasive essays or even fiction.
  • Or anything else you can think of.

Details:

• This package includes two PDFs:
  • Our DIGITAL/SINGLE CARD version is created with one card per page that is easily viewed on a digital device. 
  • Our PRINTABLE/CUTTABLE version has 8 cards per page. It is ideal for printing and then cutting into cards along the dotted lines.
• Printing: The printable pages are created for standard letter size, 8.5" x 11". 
• Size of file: single cards package - 93 pages, 778 KB |  printable package -  14 pages, 781 KB
• Please note our PDFs are non-editable and non-refundable!