Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 936 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🐈 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
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it happened once
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) it has lots of likes
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it

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