Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

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

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