Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 309 · 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: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
11. 11.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
23. 23.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
24. 24.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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