Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 217 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🍀 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
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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