Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 668 · 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.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
9. 9.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
23. 23.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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