Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 180 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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