Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 169 · 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 “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🍀 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) close your eyes
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
35. 35.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
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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