Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 232 · 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: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
29. 29.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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