Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 859 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
11. 11.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.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
25. 25.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
26. 26.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it

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