Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 633 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.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
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
6. 6.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 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
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) calls them names
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
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) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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