Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 562 · 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: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
7. 7.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) cats hate me (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) never touch animals
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.🪤 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
25. 25.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
28. 28.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
32. 32.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
33. 33.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
36. 36.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True

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