Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 43 · 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) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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