Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 357 · 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 thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree

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