Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 503 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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