Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 538 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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