Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 112 · 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: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are

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