Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 427 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🚦 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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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