Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 574 · 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: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.👍 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
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) wait for green
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
25. 25.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.🪤 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) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
32. 32.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
40. 40.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True

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