Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 242 · 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) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
12. 12.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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