Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 432 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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