Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 762 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) calls them names
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) run fast
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
8. 8.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
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 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
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False

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