Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 74 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.👍 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
14. 14.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” 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 “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names

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