Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 97 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 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) one means all (d) attacking the person
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.👍 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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