Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 234 · 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) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
2. 2.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.🍀 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
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
31. 31.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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