Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 497 · 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: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
28. 28.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 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
37. 37.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it

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