Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 136 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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