Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 456 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.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
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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