Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 473 · 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) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
8. 8.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
26. 26.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
30. 30.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it was measured twice
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
35. 35.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
39. 39.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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