Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 182 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🍀 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
12. 12.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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