Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 940 · 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 rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.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
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
18. 18.🚦 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
19. 19.👍 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
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
23. 23.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True

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