Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 48 · 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.🍀 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
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
3. 3.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
10. 10.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
13. 13.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
14. 14.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it

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