Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 637 · 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) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
14. 14.🚦 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
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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