Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 713 · 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.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a kind of fact
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
4. 4.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪤 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
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
12. 12.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
16. 16.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it has lots of likes
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it has lots of likes (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) it has lots of likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
27. 27.🪤 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
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
32. 32.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🪤 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
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once

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