Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 498 · 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: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all

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