Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 298 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.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
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree

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