Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 342 · 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: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
16. 16.🍀 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
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
31. 31.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
37. 37.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) yes, if it is long
38. 38.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so

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