Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 789 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
7. 7.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) tests show it works
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
13. 13.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
16. 16.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, for sure
19. 19.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) follow them
21. 21.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it has lots of likes
23. 23.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
25. 25.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
27. 27.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
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: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
32. 32.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, always
33. 33.🪤 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) one means all (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
35. 35.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True

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