Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 919 · 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) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
2. 2.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) many trials agree
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) the numbers prove it
8. 8.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) all cats are mean (c) cats hate me (d) never touch animals
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
14. 14.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
17. 17.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it was measured twice (c) it happened once (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
25. 25.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is long (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) only on weekends
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True

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