Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 484 · 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: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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