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Description
Make the best twenty-second argument for a deliberately terrible choice, then let the other person try to beat it.
Cost: FreeBest time: Anytime
Play guide
- 1Use this exact prompt: “A spoon is better than a pencil for drawing.” The first speaker has twenty seconds to defend the spoon.
- 2The listener scores the argument one point for funny and one point for actually making sense.
- 3Swap roles with “a pillowcase is better than a backpack for carrying books.” Compare which argument earned more points.
Success signals
The child constructs reasons under a playful constraint and evaluates reasons from another person.
If it's tricky
If twenty seconds is hard, give one reason only. If the prompt feels too absurd, argue which of two real bags is better for books.