Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 703 · 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: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
12. 12.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
17. 17.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐈 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
29. 29.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
30. 30.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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