Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 855 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🪤 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
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
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 failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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