Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 433 · 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) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
12. 12.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (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: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
20. 20.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
28. 28.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree

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