Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 326 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
7. 7.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
12. 12.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
18. 18.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) that cat was upset
27. 27.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” 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) wait for green (c) follow them (d) run fast
34. 34.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself

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