Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 832 · 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.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
2. 2.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪤 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
5. 5.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
15. 15.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐈 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
20. 20.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
35. 35.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so

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