Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 393 · 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 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
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
7. 7.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the rule book says so
8. 8.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 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) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
12. 12.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
18. 18.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
24. 24.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
31. 31.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
35. 35.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
39. 39.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person

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