Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 481 · 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.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🐈 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
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
39. 39.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm

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