Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 569 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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