Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 337 · 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: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
15. 15.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
30. 30.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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