Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 291 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it

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