Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 505 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) many trials agree
5. 5.🪤 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
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
8. 8.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
20. 20.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
23. 23.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) only on Sundays (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a puzzle game
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
29. 29.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 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
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
38. 38.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it

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