Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 91 · 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) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 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
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
17. 17.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
28. 28.🪤 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
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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