Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 379 · 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: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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