Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 907 · 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? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
2. 2.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
17. 17.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
38. 38.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
40. 40.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False

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