Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 22 · 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.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
2. 2.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.🐈 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
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
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: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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