Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 942 · 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 of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
6. 6.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
8. 8.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🪤 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) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
26. 26.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
31. 31.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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