Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 407 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
3. 3.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
8. 8.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
11. 11.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
40. 40.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True

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