Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 783 · 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: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
11. 11.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
15. 15.👍 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
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
33. 33.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
36. 36.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False

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