Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 646 · 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) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.🐈 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚦 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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
21. 21.👍 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
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
25. 25.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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