Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 591 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
5. 5.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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐈 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
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
15. 15.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
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
32. 32.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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