Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 684 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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