Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 867 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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