Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 705 · 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 thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) follow them (d) wait for green
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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