Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 923 · 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.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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