Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 784 · 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.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
26. 26.🚦 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
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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