Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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