Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 151 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
38. 38.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are

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