Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 500 · 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.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a hard question
15. 15.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
17. 17.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
22. 22.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) never touch animals (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
31. 31.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
36. 36.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works

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