Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 109 · 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: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.👍 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
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
33. 33.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.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

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