Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 962 · 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: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) checked facts support it
5. 5.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a kind of fact (d) a puzzle game
6. 6.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
17. 17.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) mocking who said it (d) it happened once
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, always (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
28. 28.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
31. 31.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪤 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
34. 34.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
36. 36.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
38. 38.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
39. 39.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap

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