Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 483 · 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: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.🪤 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🍀 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
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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