Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 492 · 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 has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) all cats are mean
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (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) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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