Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 409 · 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.🐈 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
2. 2.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
9. 9.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
16. 16.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
25. 25.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
34. 34.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
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person

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