Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 695 · 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: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) no, likes aren’t proof
4. 4.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
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.🍀 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
23. 23.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
38. 38.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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