The Cost · Question 3 of 26
Should a cup cost 1 dollar or 3 dollars?
You have a lemonade stand outside your house. At 1 dollar a cup, a long line forms. At 3 dollars, only a few people stop — but every cup earns you a lot more.
What earns a point in this world: Names the thing given up by choosing the other side.
One dollar!
Reasons a child might give
- More people buy, so I end up with more money anyway.
- A long line makes other people want to stop too.
- Three dollars for lemonade isn't fair to little kids.
Three dollars!
Reasons a child might give
- I only have so much lemonade. I should get the most for each cup.
- Making a hundred cups for a dollar each is a lot of work for nothing.
- The people who really want it will pay three.
Debate this one against an opponent that argues back.
Your child picks a side. Quill takes the other and answers what they actually said, in words a seven-year-old can read. A room of 20 moves only for a reason — and the idea behind the story is named at the end, once the debate is over. Ages 5–12.
Start debating$2.90 for the first month, then $29.90/month. Cancel any time.