Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 873 · 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.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence
2. 2.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
17. 17.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) mocking who said it (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a puzzle game (d) a kind of fact
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) everyone is doing it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) it was measured twice
35. 35.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
36. 36.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) mocking who said it (d) it has lots of likes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) my lucky pen did it
40. 40.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them

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