Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 299 · 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 thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
20. 20.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree

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