Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 316 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
27. 27.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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