Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 53 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.👍 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
9. 9.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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