Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 553 · 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: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
9. 9.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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