Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 378 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) run fast
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes

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