Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 659 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
2. 2.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the rule book says so
7. 7.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) that cat was upset
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
9. 9.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
14. 14.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
19. 19.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, if it is long (d) yes, always
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) mocking who said it
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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