Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 960 · 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) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
3. 3.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
8. 8.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
13. 13.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
15. 15.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
40. 40.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

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