Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 375 · 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? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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