Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 449 · 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: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
4. 4.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
5. 5.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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