Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 580 · 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: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
4. 4.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
5. 5.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
12. 12.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
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
26. 26.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
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) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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