Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 801 · 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) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
13. 13.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
23. 23.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🍀 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
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it

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