Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 168 · 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: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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