Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 434 · 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: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 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) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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