Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 843 · 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? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.🍀 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, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
7. 7.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🐈 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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm

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