Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 435 · 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: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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