Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 768 · 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: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐈 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
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) run fast
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
9. 9.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
17. 17.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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