Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 948 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
23. 23.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it

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