Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 222 · 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: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
9. 9.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
17. 17.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
32. 32.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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