Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 177 · 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 rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
7. 7.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
25. 25.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
34. 34.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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