Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 685 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
22. 22.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it

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