Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 878 · 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: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
3. 3.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
6. 6.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.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
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
14. 14.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
18. 18.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🪤 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
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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