Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 287 · 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: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
14. 14.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
27. 27.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
29. 29.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
35. 35.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
40. 40.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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