Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 403 · 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) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
28. 28.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
34. 34.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
40. 40.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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