Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 994 · 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: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
4. 4.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it was measured twice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) checked facts support it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
7. 7.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
10. 10.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
12. 12.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a hard question
13. 13.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
14. 14.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
20. 20.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) one was bad, so all are
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) never touch animals (c) all cats are mean (d) cats hate me
36. 36.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
37. 37.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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