Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 303 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
30. 30.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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