Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 124 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
24. 24.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice

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