Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 511 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) it has lots of likes (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
17. 17.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
25. 25.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
27. 27.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) mocking who said it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
33. 33.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
35. 35.🪤 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
36. 36.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) never touch animals (d) that cat was upset
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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 happened once

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