Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 999 · 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.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) the rule book says so
3. 3.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, red is fast
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it has lots of likes (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
8. 8.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) many trials agree
9. 9.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
10. 10.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
11. 11.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
13. 13.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
15. 15.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
16. 16.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 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
18. 18.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) the numbers prove it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) tests show it works
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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
27. 27.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
31. 31.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, if it is long (d) only on weekends
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
39. 39.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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