Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 741 · 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? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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