Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 100 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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