Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 856 · 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 thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
28. 28.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
34. 34.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean

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