Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 395 · 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) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
7. 7.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it

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