Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 244 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
25. 25.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
26. 26.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 has lots of likes
27. 27.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
34. 34.🐈 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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
38. 38.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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