Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 770 · 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 rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
2. 2.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
3. 3.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) it has lots of likes
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
13. 13.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) no, just a coincidence (c) yes, for sure (d) only on Sundays
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
18. 18.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the rule book says so (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
27. 27.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🪤 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
33. 33.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) checked facts support it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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