Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 513 · 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) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
10. 10.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.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) everyone is doing it
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
17. 17.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
29. 29.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) yes, red is fast
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
37. 37.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👍 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
39. 39.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are

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