Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 610 · 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) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the numbers prove it
2. 2.👍 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
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
5. 5.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) calls them names
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) mocking who said it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) checked facts support it
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
25. 25.🪤 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
26. 26.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🍀 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
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
30. 30.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
35. 35.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
36. 36.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.🪤 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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