Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 295 · 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.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.🪤 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
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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