Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 221 · 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 thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.🚦 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
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
22. 22.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so

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