Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 943 · 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 mistake in reasoning (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a hard question
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) mocking who said it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
6. 6.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) run fast (c) close your eyes (d) follow them
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
10. 10.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
16. 16.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, red is fast (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) only on Sundays
17. 17.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) many trials agree (d) it happened once
21. 21.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) mocking who said it (d) checked facts support it
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🪤 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
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the numbers prove it (c) everyone is doing it (d) mocking who said it
38. 38.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 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

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