Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 127 · 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 fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
13. 13.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
14. 14.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
16. 16.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 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
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) no, likes aren’t proof
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals

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