Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 833 · 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.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
11. 11.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
33. 33.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
39. 39.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it

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