Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 952 · 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: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐈 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
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
6. 6.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) my lucky pen did it
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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